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Household of George May (born 1834, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lexden, Essex, 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.

George May and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George May, born in 1834 in Stisted, Essex, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Emma J May, born in 1843 in Heybridge, Essex, England. They had 6 children; Ada C (born 1870 in Birch, Essex, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Birch, Essex, England), Lacey G (born 1873 in Birch, Essex, England), Agnes (born 1874 in Birch, Essex, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Birch, Essex, England) and Hugh (born 1880 in Birch, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Sarah (born 1861 in Layer Marney, Essex, England) and George's Servant, Alice (born 1864 in Birch, Essex, England).


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George May's household

Male

George

May

Head
Female

Emma J

May

Wife
Female

Ada C

May

Daughter
Female

Margaret

May

Daughter
Male

Lacey G

May

Son
Female

Agnes

May

Daughter
Male

Arthur

May

Son
Male

Hugh

May

Son
Female

Sarah

Whyatt

Servant
Female

Alice

Hitchen

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Stisted, Essex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

May

Head

Married

47

1834

Stisted, Essex, England

Emma J

May

Wife

Married

38

1843

Heybridge, Essex, England

Ada C

May

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Birch, Essex, England

Margaret

May

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birch, Essex, England

Lacey G

May

Son

Single

8

1873

Birch, Essex, England

Agnes

May

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birch, Essex, England

Arthur

May

Son

Single

2

1879

Birch, Essex, England

Hugh

May

Son

Single

1

1880

Birch, Essex, England

Sarah

Whyatt

Servant

Single

20

1861

Layer Marney, Essex, England

Alice

Hitchen

Servant

Single

17

1864

Birch, Essex, England

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