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Household of Evan May (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

Evan May and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Evan May, born in 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Evan was the head of the household, married to Margaret May, born in 1843 in Devonport, Devon, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Evan's Lodger, Isabella (born 1841 in Ireland) and Evan's Lodger, Margaret (born 1864 in Ireland).


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Evan May's household

Male

Evan

May

Head
Female

Margaret

May

Wife
Male

John

May

Son
Male

Alfred

May

Son
Female

Margaret

May

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Sellers

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Sellers

Lodger
First name(s) Evan
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Evan

May

Head

Married

42

1839

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

May

Wife

Married

38

1843

Devonport, Devon, England

John

May

Son

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alfred

May

Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

May

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Sellers

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Ireland

Margaret

Sellers

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Ireland

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