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Household of Walter May (born 1835, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, Somerset, 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.

Walter May and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter May, born in 1835 in Bathford, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Jane May, born in 1835 in Box, Wiltshire, England. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1862 in Warleigh, Somerset, England), Eliza (born 1864 in Warleigh, Somerset, England), Jane (born 1866 in Warleigh, Somerset, England), Emily (born 1868 in Warleigh, Somerset, England), Matilda (born 1870 in Warleigh, Somerset, England) and George (born 1872 in Warleigh, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Mother, Sarah May, born in 1801 in Nibley, Gloucestershire, England.


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Walter May's household

Male

Walter

May

Head
Female

Jane

May

Wife
Female

Ann

May

Daughter
Female

Eliza

May

Daughter
Female

Jane

May

Daughter
Female

Emily

May

Daughter
Female

Matilda

May

Daughter
Male

George

May

Son
Female

Sarah

May

Mother
First name(s) Walter
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bathford, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

May

Head

Married

46

1835

Bathford, Somerset, England

Jane

May

Wife

Married

46

1835

Box, Wiltshire, England

Ann

May

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Warleigh, Somerset, England

Eliza

May

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Warleigh, Somerset, England

Jane

May

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Warleigh, Somerset, England

Emily

May

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Warleigh, Somerset, England

Matilda

May

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Warleigh, Somerset, England

George

May

Son

Single

9

1872

Warleigh, Somerset, England

Sarah

May

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Nibley, Gloucestershire, England

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