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Household of John May (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen May, born in 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Richard (born 1874 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), William (born 1878 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), John (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Julia (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Bootle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, James (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger Head, Jane (born 1852 in London, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger Head, Patrick (born 1853 in Westmeath, Ireland).


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Ellen

May

Wife
Male

Richard

May

Son
Male

William

May

Son
Male

James

May

Brother
Female

Jane

Doughty

Lodger Head
Male

John

Doughty

Son
Female

Catherine

Doughty

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Doughty

Son
Female

Jane

Doughty

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Bruton

Lodger Head
Female

Catherine

Bruton

Wife
Female

Julia

Bruton

Daughter
Male

James

Bruton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Married

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

May

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Richard

May

Son

Single

7

1874

Bootle, Lancashire, England

William

May

Son

Single

3

1878

Bootle, Lancashire, England

James

May

Brother

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Doughty

Lodger Head

Widow

29

1852

London, Lancashire, England

John

Doughty

Son

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Doughty

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Doughty

Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Doughty

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Patrick

Bruton

Lodger Head

Married

28

1853

Westmeath, Ireland

Catherine

Bruton

Wife

Married

25

1856

Kildare, Ireland

Julia

Bruton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Bruton

Son

Single

0

1881

Bootle, Lancashire, England

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