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Household of John May (born 1823, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1823 in Lydford, Devon, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Willmot May, born in 1826 in Broadwoodwidger, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1848 in Lydford, Devon, England) and John (born 1857 in Lydford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandchild, Jane May, born in 1869 in Tavistock, Devon, England.


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Willmot

May

Wife
Male

Thomas

May

Son
Male

John

May

Son
Female

Jane

May

Grandchild
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Lydford, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Married

58

1823

Lydford, Devon, England

Willmot

May

Wife

Married

55

1826

Broadwoodwidger, Devon, England

Thomas

May

Son

Single

33

1848

Lydford, Devon, England

John

May

Son

Single

24

1857

Lydford, Devon, England

Jane

May

Grandchild

Single

12

1869

Tavistock, Devon, England

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