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Household of John Clayton (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

John Clayton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clayton, born in 1831 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Clayton, born in 1833 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Edmund (born 1858 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1863 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Ina (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Ernest (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father In Law, Abraham Tattersall, born in 1805 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.


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John Clayton's household

Male

John

Clayton

Head
Female

Ellen

Clayton

Wife
Male

Edmund

Clayton

Son
Male

John

Clayton

Son
Male

Ina

Clayton

Son
Male

Herbert

Clayton

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Clayton

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Clayton

Son
Male

Abraham

Tattersall

Father In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clayton

Head

Married

50

1831

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Clayton

Wife

Married

48

1833

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edmund

Clayton

Son

Single

23

1858

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Clayton

Son

Single

18

1863

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ina

Clayton

Son

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Clayton

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Clayton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Clayton

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Tattersall

Father In Law

Widower

76

1805

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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