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Household of William T May (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 T May and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William T May, born in 1828 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William T was the head of the household, married to Annie H May, born in 1835 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Richard H (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Annie E (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Frederick B (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William T's Step Daughter, Caroline (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William T's Boarder, Robert (born 1837 in Boroughbridge, Somerset, England).


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William T May's household

Male

William T

May

Head
Female

Annie H

May

Wife
Female

Caroline

Tapscott

Step Daughter
Male

Richard H

Tapscott

Son
Female

Annie E

Williams

Daughter
Male

Frederick B

Tapscott

Son
Male

Robert

Cox

Boarder
First name(s) William T
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William T

May

Head

Married

53

1828

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie H

May

Wife

Married

46

1835

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Caroline

Tapscott

Step Daughter

Single

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Richard H

Tapscott

Son

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie E

Williams

Daughter

Married

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Frederick B

Tapscott

Son

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert

Cox

Boarder

Married

44

1837

Boroughbridge, Somerset, England

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