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Household of Thomas May (born 1798, Hertfordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sevenoaks, Kent, 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.
Thomas May and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas May, born in 1798 in Hertfordshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Isabella M (born 1828 in Penshurst, Kent, England), Frances (born 1841 in Leigh, Kent, England) and Mary C (born 1846 in Leigh, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Gson, William A (born 1873 in Perthshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1816 in Leigh, Kent, England), Thomas's Servant, Bertha (born 1863 in Leigh, Kent, England) and Thomas's Servant, Emily (born 1866 in Leigh, Kent, England).
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Thomas May's household
Thomas
May
Head
Isabella M
May
Daughter
Frances
May
Daughter
Mary C
May
Daughter
William A
May
Gson
Elizabeth
Payne
Servant
Bertha
Cruches
Servant
Emily
Hitchcock
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | May |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 83 |
| Birth year | 1798 |
| Birth place | Hertfordshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | May | Head | Widower | 83 | 1798 | Hertfordshire, England | |
Isabella M | May | Daughter | Single | 53 | 1828 | Penshurst, Kent, England | |
Frances | May | Daughter | Single | 40 | 1841 | Leigh, Kent, England | |
Mary C | May | Daughter | Single | 35 | 1846 | Leigh, Kent, England | |
William A | May | Gson | Single | 8 | 1873 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Payne | Servant | Widow | 65 | 1816 | Leigh, Kent, England | |
Bertha | Cruches | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Leigh, Kent, England | |
Emily | Hitchcock | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Leigh, Kent, England |
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