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Household of John Clay (born 1833, Durham)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clay, born in 1833 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Clay, born in 1840 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Ralph (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Barbara (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England), John (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Mary (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, Andre Rutherford, born in 1850 in Gateshead, Durham, England.


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John Clay's household

Male

John

Clay

Head
Female

Mary

Clay

Wife
Male

Joseph

Clay

Son
Male

Ralph

Clay

Son
Female

Barbara

Clay

Daughter
Male

John

Clay

Son
Male

Andre

Rutherford

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Rutherford

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Rutherford

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clay

Head

Married

48

1833

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary

Clay

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sunderland, Durham, England

Joseph

Clay

Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ralph

Clay

Son

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

Barbara

Clay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Clay

Son

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

Andre

Rutherford

Lodger Head

Married

31

1850

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary

Rutherford

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

Alfred

Rutherford

Son

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

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