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Household of James May (born 1844, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, 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.

James May and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James May, born in 1844 in Lymington, Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie May, born in 1849 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Sidney E (born 1876 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Gertrude L (born 1878 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Mabel E (born 1880 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Martha (born 1843 in Lymington, Hampshire, England), James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1839 in Norfolk, England) and James's Lodger, Frederick (born 1865 in Kirkby, Suffolk, England).


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James May's household

Male

James

May

Head
Female

Annie

May

Wife
Male

Sidney E

May

Son
Female

Gertrude L

May

Daughter
Female

Mabel E

May

Daughter
Female

Martha

May

Sister
Male

Thomas

Westgate

Lodger
Male

Frederick

Westgate

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lymington, Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

May

Head

Married

37

1844

Lymington, Hampshire, England

Annie

May

Wife

Married

32

1849

London, Middlesex, England

Sidney E

May

Son

Single

5

1876

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Gertrude L

May

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Mabel E

May

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Martha

May

Sister

-

38

1843

Lymington, Hampshire, England

Thomas

Westgate

Lodger

Married

42

1839

Norfolk, England

Frederick

Westgate

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Kirkby, Suffolk, England

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