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Household of John May (born 1817, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Culross, Perthshire, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1817 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alison May, born in 1817 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1852 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1858 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland) and Alison (born 1856 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's -, Robert Meiklejohn, born in 1836 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland.
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John May's household
John
May
Head
Alison
May
Wife
William
May
Son
Andrew
May
Son
Alison
Grant
Daughter
Robert
Meiklejohn
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| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | May |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
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 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Alison | May | Wife | Married | 64 | 1817 | Culross, Perthshire, Scotland | |
William | May | Son | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Culross, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | May | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Torryburn, Fife, Scotland | |
Alison | Grant | Daughter | Married | 25 | 1856 | Torryburn, Fife, Scotland | |
Robert | Meiklejohn | - | Unmarried | 45 | 1836 | Culross, Perthshire, Scotland |
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