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Household of Edward Clayton (born 1846, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

Edward Clayton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Clayton, born in 1846 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Martha Clayton, born in 1846 in Woodside, Worcestershire, England. They had 6 children; Mary Jane (born 1866 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England), Martha (born 1871 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), William Thos (born 1876 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), John Henry (born 1878 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Lodger, Mary Ann Clark, born in 1857 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England.


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Edward Clayton's household

Male

Edward

Clayton

Head
Female

Martha

Clayton

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Clayton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Clayton

Daughter
Female

Martha

Clayton

Daughter
Male

William Thos

Clayton

Son
Male

John Henry

Clayton

Son
Male

Arthur

Clayton

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Clark

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Clayton

Head

Married

35

1846

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Clayton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Woodside, Worcestershire, England

Mary Jane

Clayton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Sarah

Clayton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Martha

Clayton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

William Thos

Clayton

Son

Single

5

1876

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

John Henry

Clayton

Son

Single

3

1878

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Clayton

Son

Single

2

1879

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Clark

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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