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Household of James May (born 1855, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

James May and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James May, born in 1855 in Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Frances J May, born in 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Ellen, born 1872 in Wiltshire.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder Head, John (born 1836 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder Head, Henry (born 1839 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder Wife, Elizabeth (born 1842 in -).


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James May's household

Male

James

May

Head
Female

Frances J

May

Wife
Male

John

Wood

Boarder Head
Female

Janet

Wood

Wife
Male

Henry

Stelwell

Boarder Head
Female

Elizabeth

Stelwell

Boarder Wife
Female

Ellen

Stelwell

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

May

Head

Married

26

1855

Wiltshire, England

Frances J

May

Wife

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Wood

Boarder Head

Married

45

1836

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Janet

Wood

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Henry

Stelwell

Boarder Head

Married

42

1839

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Stelwell

Boarder Wife

Married

39

1842

-

Ellen

Stelwell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

-

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