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Household of John May (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1832 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann E May, born in 1833 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Frederick (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ann E (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Minnie (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Ann E

May

Wife
Male

Frederick

May

Son
Male

Albert

May

Son
Male

William

May

Son
Female

Ann E

May

Daughter
Female

Minnie

May

Daughter
Male

John

May

Son
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Married

49

1832

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Ann E

May

Wife

Married

48

1833

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

May

Son

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Albert

May

Son

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

May

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann E

May

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Minnie

May

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

May

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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