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Household of William J May (born 1848, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, Devon, 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.

William J May and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J May, born in 1848 in Falmouth, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Fanny May, born in 1855 in Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; William P (born 1877 in India) and Georgina P (born 1878 in Devonport, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Servant, Emma Serv ?, born in 1866 in Luckett, Cornwall, England.


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William J May's household

Male

William J

May

Head
Female

Fanny

May

Wife
Male

William P

May

Son
Female

Georgina P

May

Daughter
Male

Emma

Serv ?

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

May

Head

Married

33

1848

Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Fanny

May

Wife

Married

26

1855

Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England

William P

May

Son

Single

4

1877

India

Georgina P

May

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Devonport, Devon, England

Emma

Serv ?

Servant

Single

15

1866

Luckett, Cornwall, England

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