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Household of Charles John Clay (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Derbyshire, 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.

Charles John Clay and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles John Clay, born in 1829 in Burton on Trent, consisted of 13 members. Charles John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Arthur Joseph (born 1871 in Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England), Gerard Ardle (born 1871 in Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England), Ernest Charles (born 1873 in Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England) and Wilfred Henry (born 1874 in Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles John's Govnes, Mary Furse (born 1837 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England), Charles John's Servant, Alfred (born 1851 in -), Charles John's Servant, Jemima (born 1826 in Cauldwell, Derbyshire, England), Charles John's Servant, Mary Louisa (born 1856 in Leicestershire, England), Charles John's Servant, Emma (born 1855 in Staffordshire, England), Charles John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1857 in Middleton, Northamptonshire, England), Charles John's Servant, Sarah Elizabeth (born 1862 in Northamptonshire, England) and Charles John's Servant, George (born 1861 in Derbyshire, England).


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Charles John Clay's household

Male

Charles John

Clay

Head
Male

Arthur Joseph

Clay

Son
Male

Gerard Ardle

Clay

Son
Male

Ernest Charles

Clay

Son
Male

Wilfred Henry

Clay

Son
Female

Mary Furse

Browning

Govnes
Male

Alfred

Didcock

Servant
Female

Jemima

Coxon

Servant
Female

Mary Louisa

Piggin

Servant
Female

Emma

Nullington

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Bradshaw

Servant
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Mortimer

Servant
Male

George

Wallis

Servant
First name(s) Charles John
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Burton on Trent

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles John

Clay

Head

Widower

52

1829

Burton on Trent

Arthur Joseph

Clay

Son

Single

10

1871

Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England

Gerard Ardle

Clay

Son

Single

10

1871

Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England

Ernest Charles

Clay

Son

Single

8

1873

Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England

Wilfred Henry

Clay

Son

Single

7

1874

Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England

Mary Furse

Browning

Govnes

Single

44

1837

Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Alfred

Didcock

Servant

Single

30

1851

-

Jemima

Coxon

Servant

Single

55

1826

Cauldwell, Derbyshire, England

Mary Louisa

Piggin

Servant

Single

25

1856

Leicestershire, England

Emma

Nullington

Servant

Single

26

1855

Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Bradshaw

Servant

Single

24

1857

Middleton, Northamptonshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Mortimer

Servant

Single

19

1862

Northamptonshire, England

George

Wallis

Servant

Single

20

1861

Derbyshire, England

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