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Household of James May (born 1831, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James May, born in 1831 in Molland, Devon, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha May, born in 1824 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Emma (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), George (born 1871 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and John A (born 1865 in Cheshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Martha M (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Edward N (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Eliza (born 1861 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and James's Step Son, Jonathan (born 1866 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
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James May's household
James
May
Head
Martha
May
Wife
Eliza
Edwards
Step Daughter
Emma
May
Daughter
Jonathan
Edwards
Step Son
George
May
Son
Martha M
Edwards
Grand Daughter
Edward N
Edwards
Grand Son
John A
May
Son
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | May |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Molland, Devon, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | May | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Molland, Devon, England | |
Martha | May | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Eliza | Edwards | Step Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Emma | May | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Jonathan | Edwards | Step Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
George | May | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Martha M | Edwards | Grand Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
Edward N | Edwards | Grand Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
John A | May | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Cheshire, England |
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