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Household of James Clayton (born 1822, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 Clayton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Clayton, born in 1822 in Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Clayton, born in 1830 in Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father In Law, Charles Salmon, born in 1799 in Middlesex, England.


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James Clayton's household

Male

James

Clayton

Head
Female

Ann

Clayton

Wife
Male

Charles

Clayton

Son
Female

Ann

Clayton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Clayton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Clayton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Clayton

Daughter
Male

Charles

Salmon

Father In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Clayton

Head

Married

59

1822

Cheshire, England

Ann

Clayton

Wife

Married

51

1830

Middlesex, England

Charles

Clayton

Son

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Clayton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Clayton

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Clayton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Clayton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Salmon

Father In Law

Widower

82

1799

Middlesex, England

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