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Household of John Mays (born 1841, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, 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 Mays and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mays, born in 1841 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Mays, born in 1841 in Camberwell, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; John H (born 1869 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Alice J (born 1869 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Stanley J (born 1875 in Middlesex, England), Florence C (born 1877 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In L, Jane T (born 1801 in Bromham, Wiltshire, England) and John's Servant, Rosa A (born 1866 in Not Known).


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John Mays's household

Male

John

Mays

Head
Female

Sarah

Mays

Wife
Female

Jane T

Mays

Mother In L
Male

John H

Mays

Son
Female

Alice J

Mays

Daughter
Male

Stanley J

Mays

Son
Female

Florence C

Mays

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Mays

Son
Female

Rosa A

Twigg

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mays
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mays

Head

Married

40

1841

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Mays

Wife

Married

40

1841

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Jane T

Mays

Mother In L

Widow

80

1801

Bromham, Wiltshire, England

John H

Mays

Son

Single

12

1869

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Alice J

Mays

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Stanley J

Mays

Son

Single

6

1875

Middlesex, England

Florence C

Mays

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Mays

Son

Single

2

1879

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Rosa A

Twigg

Servant

Single

15

1866

Not Known

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