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Household of John Clay (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

John Clay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clay, born in 1839 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Frances Clay, born in 1839 in Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Fred (born 1861 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1863 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1871 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Harriett (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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John Clay's household

Male

John

Clay

Head
Female

Frances

Clay

Wife
Male

Fred

Clay

Son
Female

Mary E

Clay

Daughter
Male

John

Clay

Son
Female

Harriett

Clay

Daughter
Male

George

Clay

Son
Male

Arthur

Clay

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clay

Head

Married

42

1839

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Clay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Yorkshire, England

Fred

Clay

Son

Single

20

1861

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Clay

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John

Clay

Son

Single

10

1871

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Clay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

George

Clay

Son

Single

5

1876

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Clay

Son

Single

2

1879

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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