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Household of John Gilbert May (born 1823, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Gilbert May and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gilbert May, born in 1823 in Crewkerne, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. John Gilbert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann May, born in 1824 in Portsea, Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John Gilbert's Step Son, William Jas (born 1853 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and John Gilbert's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1861 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).


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John Gilbert May's household

Male

John Gilbert

May

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

May

Wife
Male

William Jas

Callender

Step Son
Female

Jane

Callender

Step Daughter
First name(s) John Gilbert
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Gilbert

May

Head

Married

58

1823

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Sarah Ann

May

Wife

Married

57

1824

Portsea, Hampshire, England

William Jas

Callender

Step Son

Single

28

1853

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Jane

Callender

Step Daughter

Single

20

1861

Portsea, Hampshire, England

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