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Household of John May (born 1851)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
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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 1851 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary May, born in 1851 in Kells, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ellen (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Mary (born 1825 in Ireland), John's Brother, Michael (born 1845 in Ireland) and John's Sister, Bridget (born 1857 in Ireland).
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John May's household
John
May
Head
Mary
May
Wife
Mary
May
Daughter
John
May
Son
Ellen
May
Daughter
Mary
May
Mother
Michael
May
Brother
Bridget
May
Sister
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | May |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | May | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Ireland | |
Mary | May | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Kells, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Mary | May | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
John | May | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Ellen | May | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | May | Mother | Widow | 56 | 1825 | Ireland | |
Michael | May | Brother | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Ireland | |
Bridget | May | Sister | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Ireland |
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