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Household of John May (born 1816, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liskeard, Cornwall, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1816 in Liskeard, Cornwall, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary J, born 1841 in Menheniot, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, William T (born 1852 in Cornwall, England) and John's Lodger, John O (born 1856 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England).


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Mary J

May

Daughter
Male

William T

Ward

Lodger
Male

John O

Garland

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Widower

65

1816

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Mary J

May

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Menheniot, Cornwall, England

William T

Ward

Lodger

Widower

29

1852

Cornwall, England

John O

Garland

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

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