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Household of William Joseph May (born 1847, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Joseph May and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Joseph May, born in 1847 in St Clement Danes, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. William Joseph was the head of the household, married to Matilda Sophia May, born in 1853 in Richmond, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William Joseph's Stepson, John George (born 1871 in St Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex, England), William Joseph's Boarder, Robert (born 1838 in Wiltshire, England) and William Joseph's Lodger, John (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Joseph May's household

Male

William Joseph

May

Head
Female

Matilda Sophia

May

Wife
Male

John George

Redman

Stepson
Male

Robert

Holloway

Boarder
Male

John

Daby

Lodger
First name(s) William Joseph
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place St Clement Danes, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Joseph

May

Head

Married

34

1847

St Clement Danes, Middlesex, England

Matilda Sophia

May

Wife

Married

28

1853

Richmond, Surrey, England

John George

Redman

Stepson

Single

10

1871

St Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex, England

Robert

Holloway

Boarder

Married

43

1838

Wiltshire, England

John

Daby

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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