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Household of James May (born 1836, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

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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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James May, born in 1836 in Kincardine, Kincardineshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane W May, born in 1836 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; William (born 1857 in Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1862 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1865 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John Irvine (born 1868 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1869 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Cath F G (born 1872 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1873 in Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Julia Ann (born 1875 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James May's household

Male

James

May

Head
Female

Jane W

May

Wife
Male

William

May

Son
Female

Betsy

May

Daughter
Male

James

May

Son
Male

John Irvine

May

Son
Male

David

May

Son
Female

Cath F G

May

Daughter
Male

George

May

Son
Female

Julia Ann

May

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kincardine, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

May

Head

Married

45

1836

Kincardine, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane W

May

Wife

Married

45

1836

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

May

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Betsy

May

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

May

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John Irvine

May

Son

-

13

1868

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

May

Son

-

12

1869

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Cath F G

May

Daughter

-

9

1872

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

May

Son

-

8

1873

Marykirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Julia Ann

May

Daughter

-

6

1875

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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