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Household of Samuel May (born 1849, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Columb, 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.

Samuel May and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel May, born in 1849 in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, consisted of 3 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sophia May, born in 1850 in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Boarder, William Catton, born in 1855 in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England.


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Samuel May's household

Male

Samuel

May

Head
Female

Sophia

May

Wife
Male

William

Catton

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

May

Head

Married

32

1849

St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England

Sophia

May

Wife

Married

31

1850

St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England

William

Catton

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Brigg, Lincolnshire, England

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