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Household of James Clapham (born 1836, 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 Clapham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Clapham, born in 1836 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Clapham, born in 1837 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Ada (born 1864 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1868 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England), George Hy (born 1872 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England), Willey (born 1874 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England), Mary Elizth (born 1877 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England) and Martha Ann (born 1880 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England).


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James Clapham's household

Male

James

Clapham

Head
Female

Martha

Clapham

Wife
Female

Ada

Clapham

Daughter
Male

John

Clapham

Son
Male

George Hy

Clapham

Son
Male

Willey

Clapham

Son
Female

Mary Elizth

Clapham

Daughter
Female

Martha Ann

Clapham

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Clapham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Clapham

Head

Married

45

1836

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Clapham

Wife

Married

44

1837

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Clapham

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

John

Clapham

Son

Single

13

1868

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

George Hy

Clapham

Son

Single

9

1872

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Willey

Clapham

Son

Single

7

1874

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizth

Clapham

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Martha Ann

Clapham

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

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