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Household of Joseph Mays (born 1843, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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.

Joseph Mays and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Mays, born in 1843 in Sussex, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emelia Mays, born in 1845 in Sussex, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1867 in Sussex, England), John (born 1871 in Sussex, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Sussex, England), Mary (born 1877 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1879 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Nurse Child, Cecil Langdale Mays, born in 1881 in Kensington, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph Mays's household

Male

Joseph

Mays

Head
Female

Emelia

Mays

Wife
Male

William

Mays

Son
Male

John

Mays

Son
Male

Thomas

Mays

Son
Female

Mary

Mays

Daughter
Male

Edward

Mays

Son
Male

Joseph

Mays

Son
Male

Cecil Langdale

Mays

Nurse Child
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Mays
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Mays

Head

Married

38

1843

Sussex, England

Emelia

Mays

Wife

Married

36

1845

Sussex, England

William

Mays

Son

Single

14

1867

Sussex, England

John

Mays

Son

Single

10

1871

Sussex, England

Thomas

Mays

Son

Single

6

1875

Sussex, England

Mary

Mays

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Edward

Mays

Son

Single

2

1879

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Mays

Son

Single

0

1881

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Cecil Langdale

Mays

Nurse Child

Single

0

1881

Kensington, Middlesex, England

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