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Household of Edwin May (born 1816, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Edwin May and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin May, born in 1816 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 2 members. Edwin was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Hse Keeper, Ann Sanderson, born in 1833 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Edwin May's household

Male

Edwin

May

Head
Female

Ann

Sanderson

Hse Keeper
First name(s) Edwin
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

May

Head

Single

65

1816

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Sanderson

Hse Keeper

Married

48

1833

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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