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Household of John May (born 1854, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gourock, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1854 in Stirling, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary May, born in 1855 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1877 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Maria (born 1880 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Charles (born 1859 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, James (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Ann (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Mary

May

Wife
Female

Janet

May

Daughter
Female

Maria

May

Daughter
Male

Charles

Rhodes

Boarder
Male

James

Rhodes

Boarder
Female

Ann

Brown

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Stirling, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Married

27

1854

Stirling, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

May

Wife

Married

26

1855

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

May

Daughter

-

4

1877

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maria

May

Daughter

-

1

1880

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charles

Rhodes

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Rhodes

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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