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Household of John Mays (born 1853, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mays, born in 1853 in Weymouth, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Mays, born in 1855 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Edith E (born 1879 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Annie E (born 1880 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1855 in Gloucestershire, England) and John's Lodger, Harry (born 1858 in Somerset, England).


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John Mays's household

Male

John

Mays

Head
Female

Mary A

Mays

Wife
Female

Edith E

Mays

Daughter
Female

Annie E

Mays

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Artus

Lodger
Male

Harry

Russell

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Mays
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Weymouth, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mays

Head

Married

28

1853

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Mary A

Mays

Wife

Married

26

1855

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Edith E

Mays

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Mays

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Artus

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Gloucestershire, England

Harry

Russell

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Somerset, England

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