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Household of John May (born 1837, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blean, Kent, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1837 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth May, born in 1840 in Canterbury, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Stephen (born 1862 in Canterbury, Kent, England), James (born 1868 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Fred (born 1872 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Rose (born 1874 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and Mary A (born 1878 in Canterbury, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father In Law, James Falkner, born in 1805 in Canterbury, Kent, England.


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Elizabeth

May

Wife
Male

Stephen

May

Son
Male

James

May

Son
Male

Fred

May

Son
Female

Rose

May

Daughter
Female

Sarah

May

Daughter
Female

Mary A

May

Daughter
Male

James

Falkner

Father In Law
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Married

44

1837

Canterbury, Kent, England

Elizabeth

May

Wife

Married

41

1840

Canterbury, Kent, England

Stephen

May

Son

Single

19

1862

Canterbury, Kent, England

James

May

Son

Single

13

1868

Canterbury, Kent, England

Fred

May

Son

Single

9

1872

Canterbury, Kent, England

Rose

May

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Canterbury, Kent, England

Sarah

May

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Canterbury, Kent, England

Mary A

May

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Canterbury, Kent, England

James

Falkner

Father In Law

Widower

76

1805

Canterbury, Kent, England

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