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Household of John May (born 1823, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1823 in Baughurst, Hampshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary May, born in 1825 in Overton, Hampshire, England. They had 1 child; Eliza J, born 1860 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had 1 grandchild; Percival, born 1879 in Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Edward Franklin, born in 1829 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England.


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Mary

May

Wife
Female

Eliza J

May

Daughter
Male

Percival

Cooper

Grand Son
Male

Edward

Franklin

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Baughurst, Hampshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Married

58

1823

Baughurst, Hampshire, England

Mary

May

Wife

Married

56

1825

Overton, Hampshire, England

Eliza J

May

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Percival

Cooper

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Middlesex, England

Edward

Franklin

Lodger

Widower

52

1829

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

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