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Household of Thomas May (born 1830, Buckinghamshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas May, born in 1830 in Buckinghamshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen May, born in 1849 in Maidstone, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1878 in Chartham, Kent, England), Rhoda (born 1879 in Chartham, Kent, England) and Gertrude K (born 1881 in Chartham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Harriett Sims, born in 1868 in Chartham, Kent, England.


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Thomas May's household

Male

Thomas

May

Head
Female

Ellen

May

Wife
Female

Ellen

May

Daughter
Female

Rhoda

May

Daughter
Female

Gertrude K

May

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Sims

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

May

Head

Married

51

1830

Buckinghamshire, England

Ellen

May

Wife

Married

32

1849

Maidstone, Kent, England

Ellen

May

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chartham, Kent, England

Rhoda

May

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chartham, Kent, England

Gertrude K

May

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chartham, Kent, England

Harriett

Sims

Servant

Single

13

1868

Chartham, Kent, England

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