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Household of John Mays (born 1816, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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 Mays and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mays, born in 1816 in Frome, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Mays, born in 1816 in Suffolk, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Alfred (born 1865 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) and Edward (born 1863 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Boarder, Robert (born 1860 in Stanford, Berkshire, England).
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John Mays's household
John
Mays
Head
Mary A
Mays
Wife
Alfred
Mays
Grand Son
Edward
Turner
Grand Son
William
Rogers
Boarder
Robert
Hitchman
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Mays |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Frome, Somerset, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Mays | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Frome, Somerset, England | |
Mary A | Mays | Wife | Married | 65 | 1816 | Suffolk, England | |
Alfred | Mays | Grand Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Swindon, Wiltshire, England | |
Edward | Turner | Grand Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Swindon, Wiltshire, England | |
William | Rogers | Boarder | Single | 21 | 1860 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | |
Robert | Hitchman | Boarder | Single | 21 | 1860 | Stanford, Berkshire, England |
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