Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Clayton (born 1831, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 10 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Clayton, born in 1831 in Wellington, Shropshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Clayton, born in 1835 in Wellington, Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1862 in Willington, Shropshire, England), Henry (born 1865 in Willington, Shropshire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Willington, Shropshire, England), George (born 1870 in Willington, Shropshire, England) and Fanny (born 1873 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, William (born 1847 in Wales), John's Wife Lodgers, Ann (born 1851 in Jarrow, Durham, England), John's Son Lodgers, John (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John's Daughter Lodgers, Ann (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Clayton's household

Male

John

Clayton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Clayton

Wife
Male

John

Clayton

Son
Male

Henry

Clayton

Son
Male

Thomas

Clayton

Son
Male

George

Clayton

Son
Female

Fanny

Clayton

Daughter
Male

William

Carr

Lodger Head
Female

Ann

Carr

Wife Lodgers
Male

John

Carr

Son Lodgers
Female

Ann

Carr

Daughter Lodgers
First name(s) John
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wellington, Shropshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Clayton

Head

Married

50

1831

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Clayton

Wife

Married

46

1835

Wellington, Shropshire, England

John

Clayton

Son

Single

19

1862

Willington, Shropshire, England

Henry

Clayton

Son

Single

16

1865

Willington, Shropshire, England

Thomas

Clayton

Son

Single

14

1867

Willington, Shropshire, England

George

Clayton

Son

Single

11

1870

Willington, Shropshire, England

Fanny

Clayton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Jarrow, Durham, England

William

Carr

Lodger Head

Married

34

1847

Wales

Ann

Carr

Wife Lodgers

Married

30

1851

Jarrow, Durham, England

John

Carr

Son Lodgers

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ann

Carr

Daughter Lodgers

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Clayton in South Shields in 1881, and follow the Clayton family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Clayton

We’ve found John Clayton in 308 family trees. Find out more about John Clayton's household and view the Clayton family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census