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Household of John W May (born 1825, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fulham, 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 W May and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W May, born in 1825 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Sophie May, born in 1826 in Milton, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Ellen A (born 1858 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Constance E K (born 1860 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Mary G (born 1862 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and Bernard S (born 1864 in Hampstead, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Berkshire, England) and John W's Servant, Anne (born 1850 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).


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John W May's household

Male

John W

May

Head
Female

Sophie

May

Wife
Female

Ellen A

May

Daughter
Female

Constance E K

May

Daughter
Female

Mary G

May

Daughter
Male

Bernard S

May

Son
Female

Sarah

Williams

Servant
Female

Anne

Wells

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

May

Head

Married

56

1825

Southwark, Surrey, England

Sophie

May

Wife

Married

55

1826

Milton, Kent, England

Ellen A

May

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Constance E K

May

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Mary G

May

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Bernard S

May

Son

Single

17

1864

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Williams

Servant

Single

21

1860

Berkshire, England

Anne

Wells

Servant

Single

31

1850

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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