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Household of Samuel May (born 1815, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, London,Middlesex, 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.

Samuel May and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel May, born in 1815 in Devonport, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ann May, born in 1817 in Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; Samuel R, born 1842 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They had 5 grandchildren; Thomas Alf May (born 1861 in -), Horatio T (born 1863 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Charles Jn (born 1866 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Ada May (born 1868 in -) and Frank S (born 1870 in Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Son In Law, Thomas Spargs, born in 1831 in -.


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Samuel May's household

Male

Samuel

May

Head
Female

Ann

May

Wife
Male

Samuel R

May

Son
Male

Thomas

Spargs

Son In Law
Male

Thomas Alf May

Spargs

Grand Son
Male

Horatio T

Spargs

Grand Son
Male

Charles Jn

Spargs

Grand Son
Female

Ada May

Spargs

Grand Daughter
Male

Frank S

Spargs

Grand Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Devonport, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

May

Head

Married

66

1815

Devonport, Devon, England

Ann

May

Wife

Married

64

1817

Cornwall, England

Samuel R

May

Son

Married

39

1842

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Spargs

Son In Law

Widower

50

1831

-

Thomas Alf May

Spargs

Grand Son

Single

20

1861

-

Horatio T

Spargs

Grand Son

Single

18

1863

Brixton, Surrey, England

Charles Jn

Spargs

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Brixton, Surrey, England

Ada May

Spargs

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

-

Frank S

Spargs

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Essex, England

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