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Household of Joseph May (born 1838, 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 1838 in Devonport, Devon, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ann M May, born in 1844 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Joseph J (born 1866 in Devonport, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1871 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Nellie (born 1879 in Devonport, Devon, England).


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Joseph May's household

Male

Joseph

May

Head
Female

Ann M

May

Wife
Male

Joseph J

May

Son
Female

Bessie

May

Daughter
Female

Nellie

May

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Devonport, 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

43

1838

Devonport, Devon, England

Ann M

May

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Joseph J

May

Son

Single

15

1866

Devonport, Devon, England

Bessie

May

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Devonport, Devon, England

Nellie

May

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Devonport, Devon, England

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