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Household of James Clayton (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Clayton, born in 1840 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Clayton, born in 1839 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), George (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Agnes Rogerson, born in 1817 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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James Clayton's household

Male

James

Clayton

Head
Female

Sarah

Clayton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Clayton

Son
Female

Agnes

Clayton

Daughter
Male

James

Clayton

Son
Male

George

Clayton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Clayton

Daughter
Male

Fred

Clayton

Son
Female

Agnes

Rogerson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Clayton

Head

Married

41

1840

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Clayton

Wife

Married

42

1839

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Clayton

Son

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Clayton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Clayton

Son

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Clayton

Son

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Clayton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Fred

Clayton

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Rogerson

Boarder

Single

64

1817

Preston, Lancashire, England

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