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Household of Thomas May (born 1827, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas May, born in 1827 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Miriam May, born in 1828 in Linton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Rosa (born 1867 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father, John (born 1801 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Thomas's Visitor, Eunice (born 1873 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Boarder, Ann (born 1863 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Boarder, Jemima (born 1848 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1864 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
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Thomas May's household
Thomas
May
Head
Miriam
May
Wife
Thomas
May
Son
Rosa
May
Daughter
John
May
Father
Eunice
Preece
Visitor
Ann
Hopkins
Boarder
Jemima
Hopkins
Boarder
James
Hopkins
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | May |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Barnstaple, Devon, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | May | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Barnstaple, Devon, England | |
Miriam | May | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Linton, Devon, England | |
Thomas | May | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Rosa | May | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
John | May | Father | Widower | 80 | 1801 | Barnstaple, Devon, England | |
Eunice | Preece | Visitor | Single | 8 | 1873 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Ann | Hopkins | Boarder | Single | 18 | 1863 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Jemima | Hopkins | Boarder | Single | 33 | 1848 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
James | Hopkins | Boarder | Single | 17 | 1864 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales |
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