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Household of Robert May (born 1825, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert May, born in 1825 in Devon, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary May, born in 1836 in Silverton, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Henry Elworthy, born 1872 in Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Thomas (born 1815 in Devon, England), Robert's Servant, Amelia (born 1866 in Mary Tavy, Devon, England) and Robert's Servant, Annie Mar (born 1862 in Mary Tavy, Devon, England).


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Robert May's household

Male

Robert

May

Head
Female

Mary

May

Wife
Male

Henry Elworthy

May

Son
Male

Thomas

Symons

Servant
Female

Amelia

Harris

Servant
Female

Annie Mar

Cadlipp

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

May

Head

Married

56

1825

Devon, England

Mary

May

Wife

Married

45

1836

Silverton, Devon, England

Henry Elworthy

May

Son

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

Thomas

Symons

Servant

Married

66

1815

Devon, England

Amelia

Harris

Servant

Single

15

1866

Mary Tavy, Devon, England

Annie Mar

Cadlipp

Servant

Single

19

1862

Mary Tavy, Devon, England

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