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Household of Herbert May (born 1847, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chertsey, Surrey, 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.

Herbert May and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Herbert May, born in 1847 in Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. Herbert was the head of the household, married to Sarah A May, born in 1850 in Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Norman (born 1872 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Basil (born 1875 in Weybridge, Surrey, England), Olive M (born 1878 in Middlesex, England) and Winifred B (born 1879 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Herbert's Visitor, Francis (born 1859 in Chew Magna, Somerset, England), Herbert's Visitor, Mary (born 1861 in Chew Magna, Somerset, England), Herbert's Servant, Caroline (born 1846 in Berwick, Sussex, England), Herbert's Servant, Louisa Mary (born 1867 in -), Herbert's Servant, Mary (born 1843 in Wellington, Shropshire, England) and Herbert's Servant, Emily (born 1857 in Adlington, Oxfordshire, England).


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Herbert May's household

Male

Herbert

May

Head
Female

Sarah A

May

Wife
Male

Norman

May

Son
Male

Basil

May

Son
Female

Olive M

May

Daughter
Female

Winifred B

May

Daughter
Male

Francis

Collins

Visitor
Female

Mary

Collins

Visitor
Female

Caroline

Burfield

Servant
Female

Louisa Mary

Chambers

Servant
Female

Mary

Dobesham

Servant
Female

Emily

King

Servant
First name(s) Herbert
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Herbert

May

Head

Married

34

1847

Middlesex, England

Sarah A

May

Wife

Married

31

1850

Middlesex, England

Norman

May

Son

Single

9

1872

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Basil

May

Son

Single

6

1875

Weybridge, Surrey, England

Olive M

May

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Middlesex, England

Winifred B

May

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middlesex, England

Francis

Collins

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Chew Magna, Somerset, England

Mary

Collins

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Chew Magna, Somerset, England

Caroline

Burfield

Servant

Single

35

1846

Berwick, Sussex, England

Louisa Mary

Chambers

Servant

Single

14

1867

-

Mary

Dobesham

Servant

Single

38

1843

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Emily

King

Servant

Single

24

1857

Adlington, Oxfordshire, England

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