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Household of John May (born 1832, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Guildford, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1832 in Godalming, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary May, born in 1831 in Godalming, Surrey, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1855 in Godalming, Surrey, England), Joshua (born 1863 in Godalming, Surrey, England), Harry (born 1867 in Godalming, Surrey, England), Sidney (born 1869 in Godalming, Surrey, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Godalming, Surrey, England), Rose (born 1873 in Godalming, Surrey, England) and Fred (born 1876 in Godalming, Surrey, England).


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Mary

May

Wife
Male

George

May

Son
Male

Joshua

May

Son
Male

Harry

May

Son
Male

Sidney

May

Son
Female

Ellen

May

Daughter
Female

Rose

May

Daughter
Male

Fred

May

Son
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Godalming, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Married

49

1832

Godalming, Surrey, England

Mary

May

Wife

Married

50

1831

Godalming, Surrey, England

George

May

Son

Single

26

1855

Godalming, Surrey, England

Joshua

May

Son

Single

18

1863

Godalming, Surrey, England

Harry

May

Son

Single

14

1867

Godalming, Surrey, England

Sidney

May

Son

Single

12

1869

Godalming, Surrey, England

Ellen

May

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Godalming, Surrey, England

Rose

May

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Godalming, Surrey, England

Fred

May

Son

Single

5

1876

Godalming, Surrey, England

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