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Household of Thomas May (born 1842, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Romford, Essex, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas May, born in 1842 in Portland, Devon, consisted of 13 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Helen Jane May, born in 1849 in Southsea, Oxfordshire, England. They had 7 children; Arthur (born 1878 in Hannington, Devon, England), Reginald (born 1881 in Dagenham, Essex, England), Amy A (born 1873 in Fremington, Devon, England), Eliza R (born 1874 in Fremington, Devon, England), Edith (born 1875 in Fremington, Devon, England), Helen (born 1877 in Devon, England) and Winifred E (born 1879 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Eliza M (born 1826 in Devonport, Devon, England), Thomas's -, Minnie (born 1863 in Cornwall, England), Thomas's Servant, Yorcas A (born 1850 in Cornwall, England) and Thomas's Servant, Hannah E (born 1863 in St Giles, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas May's household

Male

Thomas

May

Head
Female

Helen Jane

May

Wife
Male

Arthur

May

Son
Male

Reginald

May

Son
Female

Amy A

May

Daughter
Female

Eliza R

May

Daughter
Female

Edith

May

Daughter
Female

Helen

May

Daughter
Female

Winifred E

May

Daughter
Female

Eliza M

Luxmoon

Mother In Law
Female

Minnie

Wilson

-
Female

Yorcas A

Routley

Servant
Female

Hannah E

Phillips

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Portland, Devon, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

May

Head

Married

39

1842

Portland, Devon, England

Helen Jane

May

Wife

Married

32

1849

Southsea, Oxfordshire, England

Arthur

May

Son

Single

3

1878

Hannington, Devon, England

Reginald

May

Son

Single

0

1881

Dagenham, Essex, England

Amy A

May

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Fremington, Devon, England

Eliza R

May

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Fremington, Devon, England

Edith

May

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Fremington, Devon, England

Helen

May

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Devon, England

Winifred E

May

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Devon, England

Eliza M

Luxmoon

Mother In Law

Widow

55

1826

Devonport, Devon, England

Minnie

Wilson

-

Single

18

1863

Cornwall, England

Yorcas A

Routley

Servant

Single

31

1850

Cornwall, England

Hannah E

Phillips

Servant

Single

18

1863

St Giles, Cornwall, England

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