Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas May (born 1839, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas May, born in 1839 in Alrewas, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane May, born in 1845 in Whittington, Staffordshire, England. They had 8 children; Edward Thomas (born 1865 in Whittington, Staffordshire, England), Emma E (born 1869 in Alrewas, Staffordshire, England), Emily J (born 1871 in Alrewas, Staffordshire, England), Alfred H (born 1873 in Alrewas, Staffordshire, England), Maud (born 1875 in Alrewas, Staffordshire, England), Minnie (born 1877 in Alrewas, Staffordshire, England), Ada (born 1878 in Alrewas, Staffordshire, England) and John (born 1880 in Alrewas, Staffordshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas May's household

Male

Thomas

May

Head
Female

Jane

May

Wife
Male

Edward Thomas

Davis

Son
Female

Emma E

May

Daughter
Female

Emily J

May

Daughter
Male

Alfred H

May

Son
Female

Maud

May

Daughter
Female

Minnie

May

Daughter
Female

Ada

May

Daughter
Male

John

May

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Alrewas, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

May

Head

Married

42

1839

Alrewas, Staffordshire, England

Jane

May

Wife

Married

36

1845

Whittington, Staffordshire, England

Edward Thomas

Davis

Son

Single

16

1865

Whittington, Staffordshire, England

Emma E

May

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Alrewas, Staffordshire, England

Emily J

May

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Alrewas, Staffordshire, England

Alfred H

May

Son

Single

8

1873

Alrewas, Staffordshire, England

Maud

May

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Alrewas, Staffordshire, England

Minnie

May

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Alrewas, Staffordshire, England

Ada

May

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Alrewas, Staffordshire, England

John

May

Son

Single

1

1880

Alrewas, Staffordshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas May in Lichfield in 1881, and follow the May family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas May

We’ve found Thomas May in 317 family trees. Find out more about Thomas May's household and view the May family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census