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Household of John May (born 1830, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1830 in Devonport, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann May, born in 1840 in Okehampton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1864 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Annie L (born 1870 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Devonport, Devon, England).


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Ann

May

Wife
Male

John

May

Son
Female

Annie L

May

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hill

Servant
Female

Mary

Willis

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Devonport, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Married

51

1830

Devonport, Devon, England

Ann

May

Wife

Married

41

1840

Okehampton, Devon, England

John

May

Son

Single

17

1864

Plymouth, Devon, England

Annie L

May

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Hill

Servant

Single

27

1854

Tavistock, Devon, England

Mary

Willis

Servant

Single

18

1863

Devonport, Devon, England

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