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Household of Benjamin O May (born 1815, Dorset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.
Benjamin O May and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin O May, born in 1815 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin O was the head of the household, married to Mary A May, born in 1816 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; Emily J (born 1851 in Teignmouth, Devon, England) and Eliza (born 1860 in Teignmouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin O's Servant, Mary A Orchard, born in 1859 in Launceston, Cornwall, England.
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Benjamin O May's household
Benjamin O
May
Head
Mary A
May
Wife
Emily J
May
Daughter
Eliza
May
Daughter
Mary A
Orchard
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin O |
| Last name | May |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Lyme Regis, Dorset, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin O | May | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Lyme Regis, Dorset, England | |
Mary A | May | Wife | Married | 65 | 1816 | Lyme Regis, Dorset, England | |
Emily J | May | Daughter | Single | 30 | 1851 | Teignmouth, Devon, England | |
Eliza | May | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Teignmouth, Devon, England | |
Mary A | Orchard | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Launceston, Cornwall, England |
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