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Household of James Clafton (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

James Clafton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Clafton, born in 1849 in Horbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Clafton, born in 1851 in Batley Carr, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Walter (born 1870 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1871 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England), Charles E (born 1873 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England) and Wilfred (born 1880 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England).


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James Clafton's household

Male

James

Clafton

Head
Female

Ellen

Clafton

Wife
Male

Walter

Clafton

Son
Male

Harry

Clafton

Son
Male

Charles E

Clafton

Son
Male

Wilfred

Clafton

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Clafton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Clafton

Head

Married

32

1849

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Clafton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Batley Carr, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Clafton

Son

Single

11

1870

Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Clafton

Son

Single

10

1871

Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England

Charles E

Clafton

Son

Single

8

1873

Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England

Wilfred

Clafton

Son

Single

1

1880

Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England

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