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Household of W H May (born 1845, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, 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.

W H May and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of W H May, born in 1845 in Folkestone, Kent, consisted of 9 members. W H was the head of the household, married to C May, born in 1847 in Margate, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Emily (born 1867 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Mary (born 1871 in Folkestone, Kent, England), William (born 1873 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Henry (born 1875 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Eliza (born 1877 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Florence (born 1879 in Folkestone, Kent, England) and Alfred (born 1880 in Folkestone, Kent, England).


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W H May's household

Male

W H

May

Head
Female

C

May

Wife
Female

Emily

May

Daughter
Female

Mary

May

Daughter
Male

William

May

Son
Male

Henry

May

Son
Female

Eliza

May

Daughter
Female

Florence

May

Daughter
Male

Alfred

May

Son
First name(s) W H
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Folkestone, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

W H

May

Head

Married

36

1845

Folkestone, Kent, England

C

May

Wife

Married

34

1847

Margate, Kent, England

Emily

May

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Folkestone, Kent, England

Mary

May

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Folkestone, Kent, England

William

May

Son

Single

8

1873

Folkestone, Kent, England

Henry

May

Son

Single

6

1875

Folkestone, Kent, England

Eliza

May

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Folkestone, Kent, England

Florence

May

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Folkestone, Kent, England

Alfred

May

Son

Single

1

1880

Folkestone, Kent, England

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