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Household of Thomas E May (born 1815, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, 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.

Thomas E May and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas E May, born in 1815 in Highgate, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. Thomas E was the head of the household, married to Louisa J May, born in 1818 in Fareham, Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas E's Mother In Law, Eliza H (born 1788 in East Indies), Thomas E's Niece, Eliza G (born 1845 in East Indies), Thomas E's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1846 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England), Thomas E's Servant, George (born 1848 in Merton, Norfolk, England), Thomas E's Servant, Maria (born 1846 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England), Thomas E's Servant, Ellen (born 1835 in Norfolk, England), Thomas E's Servant, Sarah (born 1854 in Somerset, England), Thomas E's Servant, Isabel (born 1853 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Thomas E's Servant, George (born 1859 in Rochester, Kent, England).


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Thomas E May's household

Male

Thomas E

May

Head
Female

Louisa J

May

Wife
Female

Eliza H

Laughton

Mother In Law
Female

Eliza G

Laughton

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Scemmell

Servant
Male

George

Quantrill

Servant
Female

Maria

Kemp

Servant
Female

Ellen

Griffin

Servant
Female

Sarah

Cluch

Servant
Female

Isabel

Mabey

Servant
Male

George

Waterfield

Servant
First name(s) Thomas E
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Highgate, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas E

May

Head

Married

66

1815

Highgate, Middlesex, England

Louisa J

May

Wife

Married

63

1818

Fareham, Hampshire, England

Eliza H

Laughton

Mother In Law

Widow

93

1788

East Indies

Eliza G

Laughton

Niece

Single

36

1845

East Indies

Elizabeth

Scemmell

Servant

Single

35

1846

Warminster, Wiltshire, England

George

Quantrill

Servant

Single

33

1848

Merton, Norfolk, England

Maria

Kemp

Servant

Single

35

1846

Ticehurst, Sussex, England

Ellen

Griffin

Servant

Widow

46

1835

Norfolk, England

Sarah

Cluch

Servant

Single

27

1854

Somerset, England

Isabel

Mabey

Servant

Single

28

1853

Lambeth, Surrey, England

George

Waterfield

Servant

Single

22

1859

Rochester, Kent, England

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