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Household of Peter May (born 1833, Cornwall)

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.

Peter May and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter May, born in 1833 in Saltash, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to E J May, born in 1833 in Plympton, Devon, England. They had 8 children; E J (born 1857 in Devon, England), William P (born 1862 in Devon, England), Louisa (born 1866 in Devon, England), Sarah H (born 1868 in Devon, England), Alfred J (born 1872 in Devon, England), John W (born 1874 in Devon, England), Edith E (born 1878 in Rame, Cornwall, England) and Edward J (born 1880 in Rame, Cornwall, England).


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Peter May's household

Male

Peter

May

Head
Female

E J

May

Wife
Female

E J

May

Daughter
Male

William P

May

Son
Female

Louisa

May

Daughter
Female

Sarah H

May

Daughter
Male

Alfred J

May

Son
Male

John W

May

Son
Female

Edith E

May

Daughter
Male

Edward J

May

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Saltash, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

May

Head

Married

48

1833

Saltash, Cornwall, England

E J

May

Wife

Married

48

1833

Plympton, Devon, England

E J

May

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Devon, England

William P

May

Son

Single

19

1862

Devon, England

Louisa

May

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Devon, England

Sarah H

May

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Devon, England

Alfred J

May

Son

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

John W

May

Son

Single

7

1874

Devon, England

Edith E

May

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rame, Cornwall, England

Edward J

May

Son

Single

1

1880

Rame, Cornwall, England

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