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Household of Thomas May (born 1843, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, 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 May and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas May, born in 1843 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rachel May, born in 1849 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Thomas W (born 1868 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Mary A (born 1870 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Albert (born 1872 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Charles A (born 1875 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), William (born 1879 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Ann (born 1816 in East Acton, Suffolk, England).


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Thomas May's household

Male

Thomas

May

Head
Female

Rachel

May

Wife
Male

Thomas W

May

Son
Female

Mary A

May

Daughter
Male

Albert

May

Son
Male

Charles A

May

Son
Male

William

May

Son
Female

Ada

May

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Niece
Female

Ann

Barnett

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

May

Head

Married

38

1843

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Rachel

May

Wife

Married

32

1849

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Thomas W

May

Son

Single

13

1868

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Mary A

May

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Albert

May

Son

Single

9

1872

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Charles A

May

Son

Single

6

1875

Bromley, Middlesex, England

William

May

Son

Single

2

1879

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Ada

May

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Niece

Single

18

1863

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Ann

Barnett

Lodger

Widow

65

1816

East Acton, Suffolk, England

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