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Household of Thomas May (born 1801, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas May, born in 1801 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Harriet May, born in 1826 in Bromley, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Anne, born 1858 in Bow, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1856 in Denmark) and Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Thetford, Norfolk, England).


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Thomas May's household

Male

Thomas

May

Head
Female

Harriet

May

Wife
Female

Anne

Maitland

Daughter
Male

William

Laurence

Boarder
Male

William

Johnson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

May

Head

Married

80

1801

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Harriet

May

Wife

Married

55

1826

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Anne

Maitland

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Bow, Middlesex, England

William

Laurence

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Denmark

William

Johnson

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Thetford, Norfolk, England

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