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Household of John Frederick May (born 1843, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Frederick May and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Frederick May, born in 1843 in Cheshire, consisted of 13 members. John Frederick was the head of the household, married to Emily Ann May, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Frederick (born 1869 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Herbert Lazonby (born 1870 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Sydney William (born 1873 in Bollington, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Arthur Leslie (born 1877 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Frederick's Visitor, Mary Jane (born 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John Frederick's Visitor, Mary Helen (born 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John Frederick's Dom Servant, Caroline (born 1864 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England), John Frederick's Dom Servant, Edna (born 1863 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England) and John Frederick's Dom Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Cheshire, England).


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John Frederick May's household

Male

John Frederick

May

Head
Female

Emily Ann

May

Wife
Male

Frederick

May

Son
Male

Herbert Lazonby

May

Son
Male

Sydney William

May

Son
Female

Alice

May

Daughter
Male

Arthur Leslie

May

Son
Male

Frank

May

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Lazonby

Visitor
Female

Mary Helen

Lazonby

Visitor
Female

Caroline

Pimlott

Dom Servant
Female

Edna

Anderson

Dom Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Gratton

Dom Servant
First name(s) John Frederick
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Frederick

May

Head

Married

38

1843

Cheshire, England

Emily Ann

May

Wife

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frederick

May

Son

Single

12

1869

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Herbert Lazonby

May

Son

Single

11

1870

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sydney William

May

Son

Single

8

1873

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Alice

May

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Arthur Leslie

May

Son

Single

4

1877

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Frank

May

Son

Single

0

1881

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Mary Jane

Lazonby

Visitor

Single

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Helen

Lazonby

Visitor

Single

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Pimlott

Dom Servant

Single

17

1864

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Edna

Anderson

Dom Servant

Single

18

1863

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gratton

Dom Servant

Single

20

1861

Cheshire, England

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