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Household of May Grant (born 1835, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

May Grant and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of May Grant, born in 1835 in Essex, consisted of 5 members. May was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Augustus (born 1863 in Australia) and James (born 1865 in Australia).
During the period, also present in the household was May's Boarder Head, William Hayes, born in 1861 in Essex, England.


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May Grant's household

Female

May

Grant

Head
Male

Augustus

Grant

Son
Male

James

Grant

Son
Male

William

Hayes

Boarder Head
Female

Margaret

Hayes

Wife
First name(s) May
Last name Grant
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

May

Grant

Head

Widow

46

1835

Essex, England

Augustus

Grant

Son

Single

18

1863

Australia

James

Grant

Son

Single

16

1865

Australia

William

Hayes

Boarder Head

Married

20

1861

Essex, England

Margaret

Hayes

Wife

Married

18

1863

Essex, England

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