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Household of Sarah Ann May (born 1859, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,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.

Sarah Ann May and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Ann May, born in 1859 in West Ham, Essex, consisted of 4 members. Sarah Ann was the head of the household, married to James John May, born in 1870 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 1 child; James John, born 1870 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah Ann's Sister, Lavinia (born 1866 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Sarah Ann's Nephew, James (born 1875 in West Ham, Essex, England).


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Sarah Ann May's household

Female

Sarah Ann

May

Head
Male

James John

May

Son
Female

Lavinia

Beagle

Sister
Male

James

Beagle

Nephew
First name(s) Sarah Ann
Last name May
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place West Ham, Essex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Sarah Ann

May

Head

Married

22

1859

West Ham, Essex, England

James John

May

Son

Single

11

1870

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Lavinia

Beagle

Sister

Single

15

1866

West Ham, Essex, England

James

Beagle

Nephew

Single

6

1875

West Ham, Essex, England

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