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Household of John May (born 1825, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1825 in Kent, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A May, born in 1823 in Kent, England. They had 2 children; Edward (born 1853 in Folkestone, Kent, England) and Emily E A (born 1860 in Folkestone, Kent, England). They had 1 grandchild; George E J, born 1881 in Folkestone, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, George Ashbee, born in 1858 in Ashford, Kent, England.


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Mary A

May

Wife
Male

Edward

May

Son
Female

Emily E A

Ashbee

Daughter
Male

George

Ashbee

Son In Law
Male

George E J

Ashbee

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Married

56

1825

Kent, England

Mary A

May

Wife

Married

58

1823

Kent, England

Edward

May

Son

Single

28

1853

Folkestone, Kent, England

Emily E A

Ashbee

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Folkestone, Kent, England

George

Ashbee

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Ashford, Kent, England

George E J

Ashbee

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Folkestone, Kent, England

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