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Household of John May (born 1841, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boston, Lincolnshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1841 in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth May, born in 1847 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1866 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), Charles W (born 1872 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), James M (born 1875 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), John H (born 1877 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), Lizzie (born 1879 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England).


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Elizabeth

May

Wife
Female

Annie

May

Daughter
Male

Charles W

May

Son
Male

James M

May

Son
Male

John H

May

Son
Female

Lizzie

May

Daughter
Male

Albert

May

Son
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Married

40

1841

Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

May

Wife

Married

34

1847

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

Annie

May

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Charles W

May

Son

Single

9

1872

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

James M

May

Son

Single

6

1875

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

John H

May

Son

Single

4

1877

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Lizzie

May

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Albert

May

Son

Single

0

1881

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

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