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Household of Josiah Clay (born 1832, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Josiah Clay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Clay, born in 1832 in Portsea, Hampshire, consisted of 10 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Frances F Clay, born in 1834 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Laura (born 1862 in Kingston, Hampshire, England), Mary A (born 1864 in Kingston, Hampshire, England), Francis J (born 1866 in Kingston, Hampshire, England), Arthur (born 1868 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Frances J (born 1871 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Lily M (born 1874 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Ruby C (born 1876 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Servant, Matilda Hammond, born in 1862 in Landport, Hampshire, England.


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Josiah Clay's household

Male

Josiah

Clay

Head
Female

Frances F

Clay

Wife
Female

Laura

Clay

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Clay

Daughter
Male

Francis J

Clay

Son
Male

Arthur

Clay

Son
Female

Frances J

Clay

Daughter
Female

Lily M

Clay

Daughter
Female

Ruby C

Clay

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Hammond

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Portsea, Hampshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Clay

Head

Married

49

1832

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Frances F

Clay

Wife

Married

47

1834

Chatham, Kent, England

Laura

Clay

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Kingston, Hampshire, England

Mary A

Clay

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Kingston, Hampshire, England

Francis J

Clay

Son

Single

15

1866

Kingston, Hampshire, England

Arthur

Clay

Son

Single

13

1868

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Frances J

Clay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Lily M

Clay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Ruby C

Clay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Matilda

Hammond

Servant

Single

19

1862

Landport, Hampshire, England

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