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Household of Henry P May (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, 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.

Henry P May and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry P May, born in 1846 in Sutton, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry P was the head of the household, married to Gertrude May, born in 1856 in Lowton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Charles H (born 1878 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England) and Herbert P (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry P's Visitor, Thomas (born 1829 in Lancashire, England), Henry P's Servant, Jane (born 1843 in Westmorland, England), Henry P's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Lindale, Westmorland, England) and Henry P's Servant, Sarah E (born 1861 in Sutton, Cheshire, England).


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Henry P May's household

Male

Henry P

May

Head
Female

Gertrude

May

Wife
Male

Charles H

May

Son
Male

Herbert P

May

Son
Male

Thomas

Wilkinson

Visitor
Female

Jane

Nelson

Servant
Female

Mary

Pennington

Servant
Female

Sarah E

Hudson

Servant
First name(s) Henry P
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Sutton, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry P

May

Head

Married

35

1846

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Gertrude

May

Wife

Married

25

1856

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Charles H

May

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Herbert P

May

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wilkinson

Visitor

Widower

52

1829

Lancashire, England

Jane

Nelson

Servant

Single

38

1843

Westmorland, England

Mary

Pennington

Servant

Single

21

1860

Lindale, Westmorland, England

Sarah E

Hudson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Sutton, Cheshire, England

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