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Household of Alfred W May (born 1850, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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.

Alfred W May and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred W May, born in 1850 in Frome, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. Alfred W was the head of the household, married to Annie May, born in 1847 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. They had 5 children; Alfred H (born 1874 in Sidmouth, Devon, England), Emily K (born 1876 in Sidmouth, Devon, England), Charles S (born 1877 in Sidmouth, Devon, England), Edward E (born 1879 in Sidmouth, Devon, England) and Humphrey H (born 1881 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred W's Assistant, Martha (born 1857 in Stafford, Essex, England), Alfred W's Servant, Lucy (born 1862 in Sidmouth, Devon, England) and Alfred W's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Devon, England).


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Alfred W May's household

Male

Alfred W

May

Head
Female

Annie

May

Wife
Male

Alfred H

May

Son
Female

Emily K

May

Daughter
Male

Charles S

May

Son
Male

Edward E

May

Son
Male

Humphrey H

May

Son
Female

Martha

Gaybell

Assistant
Female

Lucy

Perry

Servant
Female

Ellen

Poobury

Servant
First name(s) Alfred W
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Frome, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred W

May

Head

Married

31

1850

Frome, Somerset, England

Annie

May

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Alfred H

May

Son

Single

7

1874

Sidmouth, Devon, England

Emily K

May

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sidmouth, Devon, England

Charles S

May

Son

Single

4

1877

Sidmouth, Devon, England

Edward E

May

Son

Single

2

1879

Sidmouth, Devon, England

Humphrey H

May

Son

Single

0

1881

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Martha

Gaybell

Assistant

Single

24

1857

Stafford, Essex, England

Lucy

Perry

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sidmouth, Devon, England

Ellen

Poobury

Servant

Single

18

1863

Devon, England

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