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Household of John Clay (born 1827, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clay, born in 1827 in Northowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Clay, born in 1831 in Warley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Hannah (born 1858 in Warley, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Sarah J (born 1850 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England) and John's Son Of Above, John (born 1878 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England).


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John Clay's household

Male

John

Clay

Head
Female

Ann

Clay

Wife
Female

Hannah

Clay

Daughter
Female

Mary

Clay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Clay

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Clay

Daughter
Male

John W

Clay

Son
Male

George

Clay

Son
Female

Sarah J

Hartley

Lodger
Male

John

Hartley

Son Of Above
First name(s) John
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clay

Head

Married

54

1827

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Clay

Wife

Married

50

1831

Warley, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Clay

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Warley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Clay

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Clay

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Clay

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

John W

Clay

Son

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

George

Clay

Son

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Hartley

Lodger

Widow

31

1850

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

John

Hartley

Son Of Above

Single

3

1878

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

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