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Household of Joseph May (born 1831, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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.
Joseph May and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph May, born in 1831 in Todwick, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Holt May, born in 1831 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Harriet E (born 1861 in Gildingwells, Yorkshire, England) and Florence A (born 1866 in Gildingwells, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Ann (born 1862 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Frederick (born 1859 in Sudbury, Norfolk, England), Joseph's Servant, John (born 1863 in Martin, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Joseph (born 1865 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England).
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Joseph May's household
Joseph
May
Head
Sarah Holt
May
Wife
Harriet E
May
Daughter
Florence A
May
Daughter
Ann
Gainon
Servant
Frederick
Brown
Servant
John
Smith
Servant
Joseph
Fetherington
Servant
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | May |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Todwick, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | May | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Todwick, Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah Holt | May | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Harriet E | May | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Gildingwells, Yorkshire, England | |
Florence A | May | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Gildingwells, Yorkshire, England | |
Ann | Gainon | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Masbrough, Yorkshire, England | |
Frederick | Brown | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Sudbury, Norfolk, England | |
John | Smith | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Martin, Yorkshire, England | |
Joseph | Fetherington | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Doncaster, Yorkshire, England |
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