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Household of John C F May (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, 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.

John C F May and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John C F May, born in 1838 in Holmpton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John C F was the head of the household, married to Ethel M May, born in 1855 in Australia. They had 3 children; John C (born 1874 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Arthur D L (born 1876 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Margaret N (born 1879 in Earley, Berkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John C F's Servant, Elizabeth C (born 1864 in Sutton, Cambridgeshire, England), John C F's Servant, Ruth (born 1859 in Broughton, Leicestershire, England) and John C F's Servant, Ann (born 1823 in Hurst, Berkshire, England).


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John C F May's household

Male

John C F

May

Head
Female

Ethel M

May

Wife
Male

John C

May

Son
Male

Arthur D L

May

Son
Female

Margaret N

May

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth C

Prior

Servant
Female

Ruth

Bowley

Servant
Female

Ann

Cooper

Servant
First name(s) John C F
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Holmpton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John C F

May

Head

Married

43

1838

Holmpton, Yorkshire, England

Ethel M

May

Wife

Married

26

1855

Australia

John C

May

Son

Single

7

1874

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Arthur D L

May

Son

Single

5

1876

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Margaret N

May

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Earley, Berkshire, England

Elizabeth C

Prior

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sutton, Cambridgeshire, England

Ruth

Bowley

Servant

Single

22

1859

Broughton, Leicestershire, England

Ann

Cooper

Servant

Single

58

1823

Hurst, Berkshire, England

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