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Household of Thomas Mays (born 1825, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Mays and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mays, born in 1825 in Essex, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Mays, born in 1843 in Sevenoaks, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Walter (born 1865 in Walworth, Surrey, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Son, Harry (born 1869 in Dartford, Kent, England), Thomas's Step Son, William (born 1870 in Dartford, Kent, England) and Thomas's Step Son, Albert (born 1874 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).


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Thomas Mays's household

Male

Thomas

Mays

Head
Female

Ellen

Mays

Wife
Male

Walter

Mays

Son
Male

Harry

Westover

Step Son
Male

William

Westover

Step Son
Male

Albert

Westover

Step Son
Male

Thomas

Mays

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mays
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mays

Head

Married

56

1825

Essex, England

Ellen

Mays

Wife

Married

38

1843

Sevenoaks, Surrey, England

Walter

Mays

Son

Single

16

1865

Walworth, Surrey, England

Harry

Westover

Step Son

Single

12

1869

Dartford, Kent, England

William

Westover

Step Son

Single

11

1870

Dartford, Kent, England

Albert

Westover

Step Son

Single

7

1874

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Thomas

Mays

Son

Single

1

1880

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

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