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Household of John May (born 1841, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1841 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Baillie, born in 1842 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Robert (born 1862 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Abigail (born 1868 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1870 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, Alexander May, born in 1845 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Mary

Baillie

Wife
Male

Robert

Andrew

Son
Male

William

Andrew

Son
Female

Abigail

Andrew

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Andrew

Son
Female

Mary

Andrew

Daughter
Male

James

May

Son
Female

Margaret

May

Daughter
Male

John

May

Son
Male

Alexander

May

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Married

40

1841

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Baillie

Wife

Married

39

1842

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Andrew

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Andrew

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Abigail

Andrew

Daughter

-

13

1868

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Andrew

Son

-

11

1870

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Andrew

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

May

Son

-

4

1877

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

May

Daughter

-

3

1878

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

May

Son

-

0

1881

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

May

Brother

Unmarried

36

1845

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

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