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Household of James May (born 1842, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

James May and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James May, born in 1842 in Essex, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Anna May, born in 1845 in Surrey, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1864 in Surrey, England), Anna (born 1873 in Surrey, England) and Arthur (born 1878 in Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Ida Fenton, born in 1853 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England.


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James May's household

Male

James

May

Head
Female

Anna

May

Wife
Male

James

May

Son
Female

Anna

May

Daughter
Male

Arthur

May

Son
Female

Ida

Fenton

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

May

Head

Married

39

1842

Essex, England

Anna

May

Wife

Married

36

1845

Surrey, England

James

May

Son

Single

17

1864

Surrey, England

Anna

May

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Surrey, England

Arthur

May

Son

Single

3

1878

Surrey, England

Ida

Fenton

Visitor

Single

28

1853

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

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