Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of George May (born 1815, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of George May, born in 1815 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jessie May, born in 1823 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland) and George's Visitor, John (born 1876 in Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

George May's household

Male

George

May

Head
Female

Jessie

May

Wife
Female

Mary

May

Daughter
Female

Mary

Skelton

Servant
Male

John

Smart

Visitor
First name(s) George
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

May

Head

Married

66

1815

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

May

Wife

Married

58

1823

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

May

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Skelton

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Smart

Visitor

-

5

1876

Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of George May in Blythswood in 1881, and follow the May family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for George May

We’ve found George May in 215 family trees. Find out more about George May's household and view the May family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census