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Household of Edward May (born 1847, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 May and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward May, born in 1847 in Camberwell, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Emma May, born in 1849 in Kennington, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; Lillian E (born 1870 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Alfred E (born 1872 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Charles F (born 1874 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), George W (born 1875 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Henry A (born 1878 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and Elizabeth M (born 1881 in Greenwich, Kent, England).


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Edward May's household

Male

Edward

May

Head
Female

Emma

May

Wife
Female

Lillian E

May

Daughter
Male

Alfred E

May

Son
Male

Charles F

May

Son
Male

George W

May

Son
Male

Henry A

May

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

May

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

May

Head

Married

34

1847

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Emma

May

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kennington, Surrey, England

Lillian E

May

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Alfred E

May

Son

Single

9

1872

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Charles F

May

Son

Single

7

1874

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

George W

May

Son

Single

6

1875

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Henry A

May

Son

Single

3

1878

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Elizabeth M

May

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Greenwich, Kent, England

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