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Household of John Clapham (born 1825, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

John Clapham and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clapham, born in 1825 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily A Clapham, born in 1849 in India. They had 7 children; Edith H (born 1869 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Emily H (born 1873 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Lucy B (born 1875 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ethel M (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Dora M (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Mabel F (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Violet H (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Emma (born 1831 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1844 in Hertfordshire, England), John's Servant, Julia (born 1856 in Suffolk, England), John's Servant, Rhoda (born 1860 in Suffolk, England) and John's Servant, Harriet (born 1863 in Brentwood, Essex, England).


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John Clapham's household

Male

John

Clapham

Head
Female

Emily A

Clapham

Wife
Female

Edith H

Clapham

Daughter
Female

Emily H

Clapham

Daughter
Female

Lucy B

Clapham

Daughter
Female

Ethel M

Clapham

Daughter
Female

Dora M

Clapham

Daughter
Female

Mabel F

Clapham

Daughter
Female

Violet H

Clapham

Daughter
Female

Emma

Clapham

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Prior

Servant
Female

Julia

Nunn

Servant
Female

Rhoda

Heffer

Servant
Female

Harriet

Boulton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Clapham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clapham

Head

Married

56

1825

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emily A

Clapham

Wife

Married

32

1849

India

Edith H

Clapham

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Islington, Middlesex, England

Emily H

Clapham

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Islington, Middlesex, England

Lucy B

Clapham

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ethel M

Clapham

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Dora M

Clapham

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mabel F

Clapham

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Violet H

Clapham

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

Emma

Clapham

Niece

Single

50

1831

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Prior

Servant

Single

37

1844

Hertfordshire, England

Julia

Nunn

Servant

Single

25

1856

Suffolk, England

Rhoda

Heffer

Servant

Single

21

1860

Suffolk, England

Harriet

Boulton

Servant

Single

18

1863

Brentwood, Essex, England

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