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Household of John May (born 1842, Devon)
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.
John May and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1842 in Dunsford, Devon, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anna May, born in 1848 in Dunsford, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Walter John (born 1873 in Dunsford, Devon, England), Evelyn (born 1875 in Dunsford, Devon, England), Ethel Jane (born 1877 in Dunsford, Devon, England) and Rosa Jarland (born 1878 in Dunsford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Farm Pupil, Hubert (born 1863 in Marlesford, Hampshire, England), John's Governess, Eliza (born 1860 in Hinton St George, Somerset, England), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1867 in Whimple, Devon, England), John's Farm Servant, Joseph (born 1864 in Dunsford, Devon, England), John's Farm Servant, Elias (born 1865 in Devon, England) and John's Farm Servant, Frank (born 1866 in Dunsford, Devon, England).
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John May's household
John
May
Head
Anna
May
Wife
Walter John
May
Son
Evelyn
May
Daughter
Ethel Jane
May
Daughter
Rosa Jarland
May
Daughter
Hubert
Godwin
Farm Pupil
Eliza
Clarke
Governess
Sarah
Richards
Servant
Joseph
Sercombe
Farm Servant
Elias
Reed
Farm Servant
Frank
Holding
Farm Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | May |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Dunsford, Devon, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | May | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Dunsford, Devon, England | |
Anna | May | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Dunsford, Devon, England | |
Walter John | May | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Dunsford, Devon, England | |
Evelyn | May | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Dunsford, Devon, England | |
Ethel Jane | May | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Dunsford, Devon, England | |
Rosa Jarland | May | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Dunsford, Devon, England | |
Hubert | Godwin | Farm Pupil | Single | 18 | 1863 | Marlesford, Hampshire, England | |
Eliza | Clarke | Governess | Single | 21 | 1860 | Hinton St George, Somerset, England | |
Sarah | Richards | Servant | Single | 14 | 1867 | Whimple, Devon, England | |
Joseph | Sercombe | Farm Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Dunsford, Devon, England | |
Elias | Reed | Farm Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Devon, England | |
Frank | Holding | Farm Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Dunsford, Devon, England |
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