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Household of John T Mays (born 1841, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 T Mays and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John T Mays, born in 1841 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. John T was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Mays, born in 1848 in Ratcliff, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Edward J (born 1873 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Ethel L (born 1874 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Frederick W (born 1877 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Irene L (born 1879 in Forest Gate, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John T's Wifes Mother, Sarah A Smith, born in 1815 in St George's, Middlesex, England.


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John T Mays's household

Male

John T

Mays

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Mays

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Smith

Wifes Mother
Male

Edward J

Mays

Son
Female

Ethel L

Mays

Daughter
Male

Frederick W

Mays

Son
Female

Irene L

Mays

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John T

Mays

Head

Married

40

1841

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth A

Mays

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

Smith

Wifes Mother

Widow

66

1815

St George's, Middlesex, England

Edward J

Mays

Son

Single

8

1873

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Ethel L

Mays

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Frederick W

Mays

Son

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Irene L

Mays

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Forest Gate, Essex, England

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