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Household of Henry May (born 1854, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fulham, London,Middlesex, 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.

Henry May and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry May, born in 1854 in Chelsea, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Catherine May, born in 1856 in Old Kent Road, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Catherine (born 1878 in Deptford, Surrey, England) and Archibald (born 1880 in Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Bourne, Middlesex, England), Henry's Domestic, Ellen (born 1854 in Lower Town, Middlesex, England) and Henry's Assistant, William (born 1857 in Sussex, England).


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Henry May's household

Male

Henry

May

Head
Female

Catherine

May

Wife
Female

Catherine

May

Daughter
Male

Archibald

May

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wichells

Visitor
Female

Ellen

Englebert

Domestic
Male

William

Bristead

Assistant
First name(s) Henry
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

May

Head

Married

27

1854

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Catherine

May

Wife

Married

25

1856

Old Kent Road, Surrey, England

Catherine

May

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Deptford, Surrey, England

Archibald

May

Son

Single

1

1880

Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Wichells

Visitor

Single

23

1858

Bourne, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Englebert

Domestic

Single

27

1854

Lower Town, Middlesex, England

William

Bristead

Assistant

Single

24

1857

Sussex, England

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