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Household of Luke May (born 1852, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Luke May and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Luke May, born in 1852 in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, consisted of 4 members. Luke was the head of the household, married to Ellen M May, born in 1845 in Lydney, Gloucestershire, England. They had 1 child; Lucy M, born 1875 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household was Luke's Lodger, John Carpenter, born in 1814 in Devon, England.


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Luke May's household

Male

Luke

May

Head
Female

Ellen M

May

Wife
Female

Lucy M

May

Daughter
Male

John

Carpenter

Lodger
First name(s) Luke
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Luke

May

Head

Married

29

1852

Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England

Ellen M

May

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lydney, Gloucestershire, England

Lucy M

May

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Carpenter

Lodger

Married

67

1814

Devon, England

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