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Household of John May (born 1819, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 May and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1819 in Walworth, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah May, born in 1825 in Bath, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Sarah, born 1858 in Walworth, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, George (born 1854 in Walworth, Surrey, England), John's Aunt, Emily (born 1792 in Milton, Kent, England), John's Lodger, Frederick (born 1861 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Herbert (born 1855 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), John's Lodger, Samuel (born 1854 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and John's Lodger, James (born 1858 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Sarah

May

Wife
Female

Sarah

Craine

Daughter
Male

George

Craine

Son In Law
Female

Emily

Hogg

Aunt
Male

Frederick

Savage

Lodger
Male

Herbert

Noake

Lodger
Male

John

Vine

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Waphlinton

Lodger
Male

James

Waphlinton

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Walworth, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Married

62

1819

Walworth, Surrey, England

Sarah

May

Wife

Married

56

1825

Bath, Somerset, England

Sarah

Craine

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Walworth, Surrey, England

George

Craine

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Walworth, Surrey, England

Emily

Hogg

Aunt

Widow

89

1792

Milton, Kent, England

Frederick

Savage

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Hounslow, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Noake

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

John

Vine

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Samuel

Waphlinton

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

James

Waphlinton

Lodger

Married

23

1858

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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