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Household of Joseph H May (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph H May and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph H May, born in 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph H was the head of the household, married to Ellen May, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William H (born 1862 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Mary A (born 1865 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Joseph M (born 1868 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Martha E (born 1870 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph H's Mother, Mary Ann May, born in 1799 in City of London, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph H May's household

Male

Joseph H

May

Head
Female

Ellen

May

Wife
Male

William H

May

Son
Female

Mary A

May

Daughter
Male

Joseph M

May

Son
Female

Martha E

May

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

May

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

May

Mother
First name(s) Joseph H
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph H

May

Head

Married

42

1839

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

May

Wife

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William H

May

Son

Single

19

1862

Woolwich, Kent, England

Mary A

May

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Woolwich, Kent, England

Joseph M

May

Son

Single

13

1868

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Martha E

May

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

May

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

May

Mother

Widow

82

1799

City of London, Middlesex, England

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