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Household of William May (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 May and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William May, born in 1819 in Easingwold, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann May, born in 1818 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Sarah A (born 1824 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, William (born 1845 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, James H (born 1858 in Scotland) and William's Servant, Martha (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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William May's household

Male

William

May

Head
Female

Ann

May

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Saw

Boarder
Male

William

Parker

Boarder
Male

James H

Stephens

Boarder
Female

Martha

Thompson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Easingwold, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

May

Head

Married

62

1819

Easingwold, Yorkshire, England

Ann

May

Wife

Married

63

1818

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Saw

Boarder

Widow

57

1824

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Parker

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James H

Stephens

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Scotland

Martha

Thompson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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