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Household of James Mays (born 1822, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mays, born in 1822 in Dean, Bedfordshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Mays, born in 1823 in Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England. They had 4 children; Harriet (born 1851 in Kilburn, Derbyshire, England), Tom (born 1859 in Wadsley Bridge, Yorkshire, England), James W (born 1866 in Wadsley Bridge, Yorkshire, England) and Mary E (born 1868 in Wadsley Bridge, Yorkshire, England).


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James Mays's household

Male

James

Mays

Head
Female

Eliza

Mays

Wife
Female

Harriet

Mays

Daughter
Male

Tom

Mays

Son
Male

James W

Mays

Son
Female

Mary E

Mays

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Mays
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Dean, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mays

Head

Married

59

1822

Dean, Bedfordshire, England

Eliza

Mays

Wife

Married

58

1823

Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, England

Harriet

Mays

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Kilburn, Derbyshire, England

Tom

Mays

Son

Single

22

1859

Wadsley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

James W

Mays

Son

Single

15

1866

Wadsley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Mays

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wadsley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

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