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Household of John May (born 1817, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 1817 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary C May, born in 1836 in Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 1 child; Geraldine, born 1861 in Sutton, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ann E (born 1841 in Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales), John's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Montgomeryshire, Wales) and John's Servant, Frederick (born 1861 in Sutton, Cheshire, England).


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Mary C

May

Wife
Female

Geraldine

May

Daughter
Female

Ann E

Barrnd

Servant
Female

Mary

Evans

Servant
Male

Frederick

Lomas

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Married

64

1817

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary C

May

Wife

Married

45

1836

Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England

Geraldine

May

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Ann E

Barrnd

Servant

Single

40

1841

Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Mary

Evans

Servant

Single

20

1861

Montgomeryshire, Wales

Frederick

Lomas

Servant

Single

20

1861

Sutton, Cheshire, England

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