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Household of Alfred Clay (born 1843, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Alfred Clay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Clay, born in 1843 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mary Clay, born in 1846 in Rhymney, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1867 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Edith J (born 1871 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Alfred E (born 1874 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Edward E (born 1875 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), William P (born 1877 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Gwendolyn M (born 1881 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Servant, Elizabeth Williams, born in 1860 in Wales.


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Alfred Clay's household

Male

Alfred

Clay

Head
Female

Mary

Clay

Wife
Female

Mary E

Clay

Daughter
Female

Edith J

Clay

Daughter
Male

Alfred E

Clay

Son
Male

Edward E

Clay

Son
Male

William P

Clay

Son
Female

Gwendolyn M

Clay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Clay

Head

Married

38

1843

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Clay

Wife

Married

35

1846

Rhymney, Monmouthshire, Wales

Mary E

Clay

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Edith J

Clay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Alfred E

Clay

Son

Single

7

1874

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Edward E

Clay

Son

Single

6

1875

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

William P

Clay

Son

Single

4

1877

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Gwendolyn M

Clay

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Servant

Single

21

1860

Wales

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