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Household of Arthur R May (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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.

Arthur R May and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur R May, born in 1839 in Rewe, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Arthur R was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann May, born in 1845 in Rewe, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Minnie (born 1871 in Rewe, Devon, England), William W (born 1872 in Rewe, Devon, England), Margaret E (born 1873 in Rewe, Devon, England) and Otto F (born 1876 in Rewe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Arthur R's Servant, Bessie (born 1865 in Rewe, Devon, England) and Arthur R's Servant, James (born 1866 in Hemyock, Devon, England).


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Arthur R May's household

Male

Arthur R

May

Head
Female

Mary Ann

May

Wife
Female

Minnie

May

Daughter
Male

William W

May

Son
Female

Margaret E

May

Daughter
Male

Otto F

May

Son
Female

Bessie

Littlejohns

Servant
Male

James

Lowman

Servant
First name(s) Arthur R
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Rewe, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur R

May

Head

Married

42

1839

Rewe, Devon, England

Mary Ann

May

Wife

Married

36

1845

Rewe, Devon, England

Minnie

May

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rewe, Devon, England

William W

May

Son

Single

9

1872

Rewe, Devon, England

Margaret E

May

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rewe, Devon, England

Otto F

May

Son

Single

5

1876

Rewe, Devon, England

Bessie

Littlejohns

Servant

Single

16

1865

Rewe, Devon, England

James

Lowman

Servant

Single

15

1866

Hemyock, Devon, England

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