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Household of Joseph Clapton (born 1837, Yorkshire)

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.

Joseph Clapton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Clapton, born in 1837 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Clapton, born in 1837 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Ada L (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Alice G (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother In Law, Rachel (born 1813 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Agnes (born 1859 in Lane Head, Staffordshire, England).


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Joseph Clapton's household

Male

Joseph

Clapton

Head
Female

Sarah

Clapton

Wife
Male

William

Clapton

Son
Female

Ada L

Clapton

Daughter
Female

Alice G

Clapton

Daughter
Female

Florence

Clapton

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Fozzard

Mother In Law
Female

Agnes

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Clapton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Clapton

Head

Married

44

1837

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Clapton

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

William

Clapton

Son

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ada L

Clapton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice G

Clapton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Florence

Clapton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Fozzard

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Smith

Servant

Single

22

1859

Lane Head, Staffordshire, England

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