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Household of Edward H May (born 1835, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, 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.

Edward H May and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward H May, born in 1835 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 13 members. Edward H was the head of the household, married to Sarah May, born in 1840 in Blackfriars, Surrey, England. They had 8 children; Annie (born 1863 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Emily S (born 1864 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Alice M (born 1865 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Ellen C (born 1867 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Maud F (born 1868 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1870 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Gertrude O (born 1879 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Beatrice N (born 1881 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward H's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England), Edward H's Servant, Jane E (born 1866 in Lincolnshire, England) and Edward H's Servant, Lizzie (born 1869 in Witham, Essex, England).


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Edward H May's household

Male

Edward H

May

Head
Female

Sarah

May

Wife
Female

Annie

May

Daughter
Female

Emily S

May

Daughter
Female

Alice M

May

Daughter
Female

Ellen C

May

Daughter
Female

Maud F

May

Daughter
Female

Ada

May

Daughter
Female

Gertrude O

May

Daughter
Female

Beatrice N

May

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Garmer

Servant
Female

Jane E

Walker

Servant
Female

Lizzie

Pitts

Servant
First name(s) Edward H
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward H

May

Head

Married

46

1835

City of London, Middlesex, England

Sarah

May

Wife

Married

41

1840

Blackfriars, Surrey, England

Annie

May

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Emily S

May

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Alice M

May

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Ellen C

May

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Maud F

May

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Ada

May

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Gertrude O

May

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Beatrice N

May

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Garmer

Servant

Single

25

1856

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Jane E

Walker

Servant

Single

15

1866

Lincolnshire, England

Lizzie

Pitts

Servant

Single

12

1869

Witham, Essex, England

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