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Household of Joseph May (born 1823, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Germans, 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.

Joseph May and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph May, born in 1823 in Kingsand, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Maria May, born in 1837 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Emma J (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary Spring (born 1873 in Kingsand, Devon, England) and Florence (born 1876 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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Joseph May's household

Male

Joseph

May

Head
Female

Maria

May

Wife
Male

William

J May

Son
Female

Emma J

May

Daughter
Female

Mary Spring

May

Daughter
Female

Florence

May

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Kingsand, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

May

Head

Married

58

1823

Kingsand, Devon, England

Maria

May

Wife

Married

44

1837

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

William

J May

Son

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emma J

May

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Spring

May

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kingsand, Devon, England

Florence

May

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Plymouth, Devon, England

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