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Household of John Clayton (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thirsk, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 Clayton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clayton, born in 1845 in Sessay, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane A Clayton, born in 1855 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1875 in Sessay, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1876 in Sessay, Yorkshire, England) and John Henry (born 1879 in Sessay, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughr, Lydia (born 1881 in Sessay, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Hannah (born 1867 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Samuel (born 1841 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Clayton's household

Male

John

Clayton

Head
Female

Jane A

Clayton

Wife
Male

Charles

Clayton

Son
Male

William

Clayton

Son
Male

John Henry

Clayton

Son
Female

Lydia

Clayton

Daughr
Female

Hannah

Green

Servant
Male

Samuel

Naylor

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sessay, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clayton

Head

Married

36

1845

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

Jane A

Clayton

Wife

Married

26

1855

Horsforth, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Clayton

Son

Single

6

1875

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

William

Clayton

Son

Single

5

1876

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

John Henry

Clayton

Son

Single

2

1879

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

Lydia

Clayton

Daughr

Single

0

1881

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Green

Servant

Single

14

1867

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Naylor

Servant

Single

40

1841

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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