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Household of William May (born 1825, Cornwall)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falmouth, Cornwall, 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 May and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William May, born in 1825 in Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane May, born in 1828 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1857 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England), Mary (born 1859 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England), Jessie (born 1864 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England) and Caroline (born 1865 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, John (born 1855 in Cornwall, England), William's Lodger, Francis (born 1879 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England) and William's Lodger, William (born 1880 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England).
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William May's household
William
May
Head
Jane
May
Wife
Elizabeth
May
Daughter
Mary
May
Daughter
Jessie
May
Daughter
Caroline
May
Daughter
John
Kitto
Lodger
Francis
Kitto
Lodger
William
Kitto
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | May |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Cornwall, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | May | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Cornwall, England | |
Jane | May | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Falmouth, Cornwall, England | |
Elizabeth | May | Daughter | Married | 24 | 1857 | Falmouth, Cornwall, England | |
Mary | May | Daughter | Single | 22 | 1859 | Falmouth, Cornwall, England | |
Jessie | May | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Falmouth, Cornwall, England | |
Caroline | May | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Falmouth, Cornwall, England | |
John | Kitto | Lodger | Married | 26 | 1855 | Cornwall, England | |
Francis | Kitto | Lodger | Single | 2 | 1879 | Falmouth, Cornwall, England | |
William | Kitto | Lodger | Single | 1 | 1880 | Falmouth, Cornwall, England |
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