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Household of Wilson May (born 1834, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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.

Wilson May and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wilson May, born in 1834 in Stockton, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Wilson was the head of the household, married to Jane Ann May, born in 1840 in Stockton, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Martha Ann (born 1866 in Stockton, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Stockton, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1870 in Stockton, Durham, England), Richard Wass (born 1874 in Stockton, Durham, England), Daisy (born 1877 in Stockton, Durham, England) and Rachel Hidon (born 1879 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Wilson's Lodger, Thomas Ryder May, born in 1818 in Stockton, Durham, England.


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Wilson May's household

Male

Wilson

May

Head
Female

Jane Ann

May

Wife
Female

Martha Ann

May

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

May

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

May

Daughter
Male

Richard Wass

May

Son
Female

Daisy

May

Daughter
Female

Rachel Hidon

May

Daughter
Male

Thomas Ryder

May

Lodger
First name(s) Wilson
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Stockton, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Wilson

May

Head

Married

47

1834

Stockton, Durham, England

Jane Ann

May

Wife

Married

41

1840

Stockton, Durham, England

Martha Ann

May

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Stockton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

May

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stockton, Durham, England

Mary Jane

May

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stockton, Durham, England

Richard Wass

May

Son

Single

7

1874

Stockton, Durham, England

Daisy

May

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stockton, Durham, England

Rachel Hidon

May

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stockton, Durham, England

Thomas Ryder

May

Lodger

Widower

63

1818

Stockton, Durham, England

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