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Household of Charles O May (born 1834, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, London,Middlesex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Charles O May and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles O May, born in 1834 in Clapham, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. Charles O was the head of the household, married to Emma May, born in 1841 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Arthur C (born 1861 in London, Middlesex, England), Constance (born 1864 in London, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1867 in London, Middlesex, England), Osborne (born 1873 in London, Middlesex, England) and Loftus (born 1876 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles O's Boarder, Sarah (born 1838 in London, Middlesex, England), Charles O's Servant, Martha (born 1851 in Suffolk, England) and Charles O's Servant, Maria (born 1857 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England).


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Charles O May's household

Male

Charles O

May

Head
Female

Emma

May

Wife
Male

Arthur C

May

Son
Female

Constance

May

Daughter
Female

Edith

May

Daughter
Male

Osborne

May

Son
Male

Loftus

May

Son
Female

Sarah

Robinson

Boarder
Female

Martha

Saunders

Servant
Female

Maria

Dale

Servant
First name(s) Charles O
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Clapham, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles O

May

Head

Married

47

1834

Clapham, Surrey, England

Emma

May

Wife

Married

40

1841

London, Middlesex, England

Arthur C

May

Son

Single

20

1861

London, Middlesex, England

Constance

May

Daughter

Single

17

1864

London, Middlesex, England

Edith

May

Daughter

Single

14

1867

London, Middlesex, England

Osborne

May

Son

Single

8

1873

London, Middlesex, England

Loftus

May

Son

Single

5

1876

London, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Robinson

Boarder

Single

43

1838

London, Middlesex, England

Martha

Saunders

Servant

Single

30

1851

Suffolk, England

Maria

Dale

Servant

Single

24

1857

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

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