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Household of Richard May (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard May, born in 1841 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann May, born in 1850 in Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth Kitson (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), Charlotte (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England) and Frank (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England).


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Richard May's household

Male

Richard

May

Head
Female

Mary Ann

May

Wife
Male

George

May

Son
Female

Elizabeth Kitson

May

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

May

Daughter
Male

Fred

May

Son
Male

Ernest

May

Son
Male

Frank

May

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

May

Head

Married

40

1841

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

May

Wife

Married

31

1850

Yorkshire, England

George

May

Son

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Kitson

May

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

May

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Fred

May

Son

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

Ernest

May

Son

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Frank

May

Son

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

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