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Household of John May (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, Somerset, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John May, born in 1838 in Parkham, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary K May, born in 1849 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; William J (born 1873 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Richard J (born 1875 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Alfred E (born 1879 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Charles E (born 1881 in Bedminster, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Betsy L Cadie, born in 1808 in Bromley, Middlesex, England.


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John May's household

Male

John

May

Head
Female

Mary K

May

Wife
Male

William J

May

Son
Male

Richard J

May

Son
Male

Alfred E

May

Son
Male

Charles E

May

Son
Female

Betsy L

Cadie

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Parkham, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

May

Head

Married

43

1838

Parkham, Devon, England

Mary K

May

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William J

May

Son

Single

8

1873

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Richard J

May

Son

Single

6

1875

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Alfred E

May

Son

Single

2

1879

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Charles E

May

Son

Married

0

1881

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Betsy L

Cadie

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Bromley, Middlesex, England

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