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Household of Richard May (born 1828, Oxfordshire)

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.

Richard May and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard May, born in 1828 in Marlborough, Oxfordshire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Charlotte May, born in 1831 in Siddington, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1857 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England), Edith (born 1862 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England) and Ernest (born 1867 in Belgrave, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Boarder, James Preston, born in 1859 in Southampton, Hampshire, England.


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Richard May's household

Male

Richard

May

Head
Female

Charlotte

May

Wife
Male

Walter

May

Son
Female

Edith

May

Daughter
Male

Ernest

May

Son
Male

James

Preston

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Marlborough, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

May

Head

Married

53

1828

Marlborough, Oxfordshire, England

Charlotte

May

Wife

Married

50

1831

Siddington, Gloucestershire, England

Walter

May

Son

Single

24

1857

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

Edith

May

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

Ernest

May

Son

Single

14

1867

Belgrave, Middlesex, England

James

Preston

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Southampton, Hampshire, England

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