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Household of John May (born 1853, Wiltshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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.
John May and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1853 in Devizes, Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophie May, born in 1856 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Rebecca (born 1880 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1881 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Peter (born 1834 in Danehill, Sussex, England) and John's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England).
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John May's household
John
May
Head
Sophie
May
Wife
Elizabeth
May
Daughter
Rebecca
May
Daughter
John
May
Son
Peter
Camp
Boarder
William
Thornhill
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | May |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Devizes, Wiltshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | May | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Devizes, Wiltshire, England | |
Sophie | May | Wife | Married | 25 | 1856 | Limehouse, Middlesex, England | |
Elizabeth | May | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Poplar, Middlesex, England | |
Rebecca | May | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Poplar, Middlesex, England | |
John | May | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Poplar, Middlesex, England | |
Peter | Camp | Boarder | Single | 47 | 1834 | Danehill, Sussex, England | |
William | Thornhill | Boarder | Single | 23 | 1858 | Limehouse, Middlesex, England |
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