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Household of Benjamin May (born 1799, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Benjamin May and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin May, born in 1799 in Dover, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Sarah G M May, born in 1818 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Emily, born 1848 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Sister In Law, Mary Ann (born 1814 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Caroline (born 1855 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).


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Benjamin May's household

Male

Benjamin

May

Head
Female

Sarah G M

May

Wife
Female

Emily

May

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Cuddeford

Sister In Law
Female

Caroline

Hardcastle

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 82
Birth year 1799
Birth place Dover, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

May

Head

Married

82

1799

Dover, Kent, England

Sarah G M

May

Wife

Married

63

1818

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emily

May

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Cuddeford

Sister In Law

Widow

67

1814

Plymouth, Devon, England

Caroline

Hardcastle

Servant

Single

26

1855

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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