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Household of Joseph Clay (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Clay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Clay, born in 1840 in Bollington, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emma Clay, born in 1842 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1872 in Bollington, Cheshire, England), Emma (born 1873 in Bollington, Cheshire, England), John James (born 1875 in Bollington, Cheshire, England) and Cicely (born 1877 in Bollington, Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Clay's household

Male

Joseph

Clay

Head
Female

Emma

Clay

Wife
Male

George

Clay

Son
Female

Emma

Clay

Daughter
Male

John James

Clay

Son
Female

Cicely

Clay

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bollington, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Clay

Head

Married

41

1840

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Emma

Clay

Wife

Married

39

1842

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

George

Clay

Son

Single

9

1872

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Emma

Clay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bollington, Cheshire, England

John James

Clay

Son

Single

6

1875

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Cicely

Clay

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bollington, Cheshire, England

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