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Household of John May (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, 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 May and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1836 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria May, born in 1838 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; William H, born 1880 in Gillingham, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, H G (born 1866 in Rochester, Kent, England), John's Step Daughter, Mary S (born 1870 in Rochester, Kent, England) and John's Step Son, Daniel (born 1873 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Maria

May

Wife
Male

H G

Lyons

Step Son
Female

Mary S

Lyons

Step Daughter
Male

Daniel

Lyons

Step Son
Male

William H

May

Son
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Married

45

1836

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Maria

May

Wife

Married

43

1838

London, Middlesex, England

H G

Lyons

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Rochester, Kent, England

Mary S

Lyons

Step Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rochester, Kent, England

Daniel

Lyons

Step Son

Single

8

1873

Chatham, Kent, England

William H

May

Son

Single

1

1880

Gillingham, Kent, England

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