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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
Thomas
May
Head
Helen Jane
May
Wife
Arthur
May
Son
Reginald
May
Son
Amy A
May
Daughter
Eliza R
May
Daughter
Edith
May
Daughter
Helen
May
Daughter
Winifred E
May
Daughter
Eliza M
Luxmoon
Mother In Law
Minnie
Wilson
-
Yorcas A
Routley
Servant
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 | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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