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Household of Edward Mays (born 1855, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Worcestershire, 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 Mays and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Mays, born in 1855 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Louisa Mays, born in 1857 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England. They had 4 children; William H (born 1875 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), Samuel (born 1877 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), Edward (born 1879 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, George Edwards, born in 1835 in Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England.


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Edward Mays's household

Male

Edward

Mays

Head
Female

Louisa

Mays

Wife
Male

William H

Mays

Son
Male

Samuel

Mays

Son
Male

Edward

Mays

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mays

Daughter
Male

George

Edwards

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Mays
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Mays

Head

Married

26

1855

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Louisa

Mays

Wife

Married

24

1857

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

William H

Mays

Son

Single

6

1875

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Samuel

Mays

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Edward

Mays

Son

Single

2

1879

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Elizabeth

Mays

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

George

Edwards

Boarder

Widower

46

1835

Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England

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