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Household of Robert May (born 1813, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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.

Robert May and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert May, born in 1813 in Paignton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Diannah May, born in 1817 in Paignton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Charlotte (born 1850 in Paignton, Devon, England) and Mary (born 1853 in Paignton, Devon, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Charlotte U (born 1875 in Paignton, Devon, England), Edith G M (born 1879 in Paignton, Devon, England) and Minnie M (born 1880 in Paignton, Devon, England).


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Robert May's household

Male

Robert

May

Head
Female

Diannah

May

Wife
Female

Charlotte

May

Daughter
Female

Mary

Burnell

Daughter
Female

Charlotte U

Burnell

Grand Daughter
Female

Edith G M

Burnell

Grand Daughter
Female

Minnie M

Burnell

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Paignton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

May

Head

Married

68

1813

Paignton, Devon, England

Diannah

May

Wife

Married

64

1817

Paignton, Devon, England

Charlotte

May

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Paignton, Devon, England

Mary

Burnell

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Paignton, Devon, England

Charlotte U

Burnell

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Paignton, Devon, England

Edith G M

Burnell

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Paignton, Devon, England

Minnie M

Burnell

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Paignton, Devon, England

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