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Household of Martha E May (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Martha E May and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha E May, born in 1831 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Martha E was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Emily J (born 1864 in Old Windsor, Berkshire, England), Leila M (born 1865 in Worthing, Sussex, England), Florence R (born 1867 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England) and Kathleen E (born 1869 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Martha E's Servant, Mary (born 1841 in Sherborne St John, Hampshire, England), Martha E's Servant, Sarah Ann (born 1856 in Stockbridge, Hampshire, England) and Martha E's Servant, Emily (born 1861 in Stockbridge, Hampshire, England).


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Martha E May's household

Female

Martha E

May

Head
Female

Emily J

May

Daughter
Female

Leila M

May

Daughter
Female

Florence R

May

Daughter
Female

Kathleen E

May

Daughter
Female

Mary

Fisher

Servant
Female

Sarah Ann

Russell

Servant
Female

Emily

Russell

Servant
First name(s) Martha E
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha E

May

Head

Widow

50

1831

London, Middlesex, England

Emily J

May

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Old Windsor, Berkshire, England

Leila M

May

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Worthing, Sussex, England

Florence R

May

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Kathleen E

May

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Mary

Fisher

Servant

Single

40

1841

Sherborne St John, Hampshire, England

Sarah Ann

Russell

Servant

Single

25

1856

Stockbridge, Hampshire, England

Emily

Russell

Servant

Single

20

1861

Stockbridge, Hampshire, England

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