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Household of Joseph May (born 1808, 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.

Joseph May and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph May, born in 1808 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza May, born in 1843 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Wifes Mother, Jane M C (born 1816 in Ireland), Joseph's Servant, Emily (born 1856 in Camborne, Cornwall, England) and Joseph's Servant, Helen (born 1852 in Truro, Cornwall, England).


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Joseph May's household

Male

Joseph

May

Head
Female

Eliza

May

Wife
Female

Jane M C

Anderson

Wifes Mother
Female

Emily

Odgers

Servant
Female

Helen

Trivall

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

May

Head

Married

73

1808

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Eliza

May

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Jane M C

Anderson

Wifes Mother

Widow

65

1816

Ireland

Emily

Odgers

Servant

Single

25

1856

Camborne, Cornwall, England

Helen

Trivall

Servant

Single

29

1852

Truro, Cornwall, England

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