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Household of Shepherd Mays (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, 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.

Shepherd Mays and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Shepherd Mays, born in 1839 in , consisted of 7 members. Shepherd was the head of the household, married to Lilley Mays, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Shepherd (born 1868 in Ireland), Robert J (born 1872 in Ireland), James (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Shepherd Mays's household

Male

Shepherd

Mays

Head
Female

Lilley

Mays

Wife
Male

Shepherd

Mays

Son
Male

Robert J

Mays

Son
Male

James

Mays

Son
Female

Margaret A

Mays

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Mays

Son
First name(s) Shepherd
Last name Mays
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Shepherd

Mays

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Lilley

Mays

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Shepherd

Mays

Son

Single

13

1868

Ireland

Robert J

Mays

Son

Single

9

1872

Ireland

James

Mays

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Mays

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Mays

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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