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Household of Richard S May (born 1833, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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.

Richard S May and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard S May, born in 1833 in Liskeard, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. Richard S was the head of the household, married to Ann May, born in 1834 in St Germans, Cornwall, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1859 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), James (born 1863 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), Charles (born 1866 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), Ada (born 1868 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), Alfred (born 1870 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), Alice (born 1872 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), Clara (born 1874 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England) and Ethel (born 1878 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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Richard S May's household

Male

Richard S

May

Head
Female

Ann

May

Wife
Male

John

May

Son
Male

James

May

Son
Male

Charles

May

Son
Female

Ada

May

Daughter
Male

Alfred

May

Son
Female

Alice

May

Daughter
Female

Clara

May

Daughter
Female

Ethel

May

Daughter
First name(s) Richard S
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard S

May

Head

Married

48

1833

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Ann

May

Wife

Married

47

1834

St Germans, Cornwall, England

John

May

Son

Single

22

1859

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

James

May

Son

Single

18

1863

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Charles

May

Son

Single

15

1866

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Ada

May

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Alfred

May

Son

Single

11

1870

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Alice

May

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Clara

May

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Ethel

May

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Plymouth, Devon, England

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