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Household of James May (born 1821, Somerset)

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.

James May and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James May, born in 1821 in Somerset, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza May, born in 1820 in Topsham, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1843 in Topsham, Devon, England. They had 5 grandchildren; Beatrice A (born 1867 in Topsham, Devon, England), Leonard S (born 1868 in Topsham, Devon, England), Herbert S (born 1870 in Topsham, Devon, England), Frederick J (born 1872 in Topsham, Devon, England) and Ellen K (born 1874 in Topsham, Devon, England).


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James May's household

Male

James

May

Head
Female

Eliza

May

Wife
Female

Ann

Wadling

Daughter
Female

Beatrice A

Wadling

Grand Daughter
Male

Leonard S

Gale

Grand Son
Male

Herbert S

Gale

Grand Son
Male

Frederick J

Gale

Grand Son
Female

Ellen K

Gale

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

May

Head

Married

60

1821

Somerset, England

Eliza

May

Wife

Married

61

1820

Topsham, Devon, England

Ann

Wadling

Daughter

Widow

38

1843

Topsham, Devon, England

Beatrice A

Wadling

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

Topsham, Devon, England

Leonard S

Gale

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Topsham, Devon, England

Herbert S

Gale

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Topsham, Devon, England

Frederick J

Gale

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Topsham, Devon, England

Ellen K

Gale

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Topsham, Devon, England

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