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Household of Thomas W May (born 1845, Jamaica)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 W May and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W May, born in 1845 in Jamaica, consisted of 7 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to Alice May, born in 1846 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1875 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Hubert (born 1877 in Brockley, Kent, England), Alice (born 1879 in Brockley, Kent, England) and Ethel (born 1881 in Brockley, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas W's Servant, Elizabeth Warren, born in 1859 in Middlesex, England.


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Thomas W May's household

Male

Thomas W

May

Head
Female

Alice

May

Wife
Male

Thomas

A P. May

Son
Male

Hubert

May

Son
Female

Alice

May

Daughter
Female

Ethel

May

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Warren

Servant
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Jamaica, West Indies

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

May

Head

Married

36

1845

Jamaica, West Indies

Alice

May

Wife

Married

35

1846

Greenwich, Kent, England

Thomas

A P. May

Son

Single

6

1875

Greenwich, Kent, England

Hubert

May

Son

Single

4

1877

Brockley, Kent, England

Alice

May

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Brockley, Kent, England

Ethel

May

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Brockley, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Warren

Servant

Single

22

1859

Middlesex, England

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