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Household of David May (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

David May and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David May, born in 1833 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary May, born in 1835 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1859 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England), Seth (born 1861 in Golcar, Yorkshire, England), Reuben (born 1866 in Golcar, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1863 in Golcar, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1870 in Golcar, Yorkshire, England) and Mary E (born 1873 in Golcar, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah, born 1881 in Golcar, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was David's Daughter In Law, Rebecca May, born in 1858 in Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England.


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David May's household

Male

David

May

Head
Female

Mary

May

Wife
Male

James

May

Son
Female

Rebecca

May

Daughter In Law
Male

Seth

May

Son
Male

Reuben

May

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

May

Daughter
Female

Emily

May

Daughter
Female

Mary E

May

Daughter
Female

Sarah

May

Grand Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

May

Head

Married

48

1833

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Mary

May

Wife

Married

46

1835

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

James

May

Son

Married

22

1859

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

May

Daughter In Law

Married

23

1858

Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

Seth

May

Son

Single

20

1861

Golcar, Yorkshire, England

Reuben

May

Son

Single

15

1866

Golcar, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

May

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Golcar, Yorkshire, England

Emily

May

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Golcar, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

May

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Golcar, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

May

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Golcar, Yorkshire, England

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