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Household of Thomas May (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane May, born in 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Ann Elizabeth (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Nellie, born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Daughter In Law, Clara (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Son In Law, George Hy (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Daughter In Law, Jane (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Mother In Law, Emma (born 1814 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas May's household

Male

Thomas

May

Head
Female

Jane

May

Wife
Female

Ann Elizabeth

May

Daughter
Male

James

May

Son
Male

Walter

May

Son
Female

Clara

Webster

Daughter In Law
Male

George Hy

Howe

Son In Law
Female

Jane

Howe

Daughter In Law
Female

Nellie

Webster

Grand Daughter
Female

Emma

Webster

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

May

Head

Married

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

May

Wife

Married

38

1843

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann Elizabeth

May

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

May

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

May

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Webster

Daughter In Law

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George Hy

Howe

Son In Law

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Howe

Daughter In Law

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Nellie

Webster

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Webster

Mother In Law

Married

67

1814

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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