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Household of William May (born 1830, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William May, born in 1830 in Charlestown, Fife, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth May, born in 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Andrew (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandson, Neil McKay, born in 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William May's household

Male

William

May

Head
Female

Elizabeth

May

Wife
Male

Andrew

May

Son
Female

Elizabeth

May

Daughter
Male

Neil

McKay

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Charlestown, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

May

Head

Married

51

1830

Charlestown, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

May

Wife

Married

49

1832

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

May

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

May

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Neil

McKay

Grandson

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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