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Household of Gabriel May (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Gabriel May and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gabriel May, born in 1834 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Gabriel was the head of the household, married to Alice May, born in 1833 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Gabriel (born 1868 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Lillian (born 1870 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1873 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England) and Mabel (born 1875 in Pilkington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Gabriel's Mother In Law, Ellen Hunt, born in 1808 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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Gabriel May's household

Male

Gabriel

May

Head
Female

Alice

May

Wife
Male

Gabriel

May

Son
Female

Lillian

May

Daughter
Male

Herbert

May

Son
Female

Mabel

May

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Hunt

Mother In Law
First name(s) Gabriel
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gabriel

May

Head

Married

47

1834

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice

May

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lancashire, England

Gabriel

May

Son

Single

13

1868

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Lillian

May

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Herbert

May

Son

Single

8

1873

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Mabel

May

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pilkington, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Hunt

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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