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Household of James Mays (born 1834, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 Mays and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mays, born in 1834 in Eynesbury, Hertfordshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Mays, born in 1840 in Bedfordshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1869 in King's Cross, Middlesex, England), Sarah A (born 1870 in King's Cross, Middlesex, England), James (born 1873 in King's Cross, Middlesex, England), Frank (born 1876 in King's Cross, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in King's Cross, Middlesex, England).


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James Mays's household

Male

James

Mays

Head
Female

Ann

Mays

Wife
Male

William

Mays

Son
Female

Sarah A

Mays

Daughter
Male

James

Mays

Son
Male

Frank

Mays

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mays

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Mays
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Eynesbury, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mays

Head

Married

47

1834

Eynesbury, Hertfordshire, England

Ann

Mays

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bedfordshire, England

William

Mays

Son

Single

12

1869

King's Cross, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

Mays

Daughter

Single

11

1870

King's Cross, Middlesex, England

James

Mays

Son

Single

8

1873

King's Cross, Middlesex, England

Frank

Mays

Son

Single

5

1876

King's Cross, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Mays

Daughter

Single

2

1879

King's Cross, Middlesex, England

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