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Household of Peter W May (born 1839, Dublin)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hendon, 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.

Peter W May and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter W May, born in 1839 in Dublin, Dublin, consisted of 9 members. Peter W was the head of the household, married to Eliza May, born in 1841 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Peter L (born 1876 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Frederick S (born 1877 in Middlesex, England), Richard H B (born 1879 in Middlesex, England) and Charlotte F (born 1880 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter W's Servant, Isabella (born 1859 in Fermanagh, Ireland), Peter W's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Somerset, England) and Peter W's Servant, Louisa E (born 1861 in Southampton, Hampshire, England).


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Peter W May's household

Male

Peter W

May

Head
Female

Eliza

May

Wife
Male

Peter L

May

Son
Male

Frederick S

May

Son
Male

Richard H B

May

Son
Female

Charlotte F

May

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Maguire

Servant
Female

Mary

Durbin

Servant
Female

Louisa E

Harbour

Servant
First name(s) Peter W
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter W

May

Head

Married

42

1839

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Eliza

May

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Peter L

May

Son

Single

5

1876

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Frederick S

May

Son

Single

4

1877

Middlesex, England

Richard H B

May

Son

Single

2

1879

Middlesex, England

Charlotte F

May

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Middlesex, England

Isabella

Maguire

Servant

Single

22

1859

Fermanagh, Ireland

Mary

Durbin

Servant

Single

22

1859

Somerset, England

Louisa E

Harbour

Servant

Single

20

1861

Southampton, Hampshire, England

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