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Household of Lawrence Clayton (born 1815, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Lawrence Clayton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lawrence Clayton, born in 1815 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Lawrence was the head of the household, married to Jane Clayton, born in 1817 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 5 grandchildren; Sarah J (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Dorothy (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ann E (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Lawrence (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Lawrence's Son In Law, John Sharp, born in 1839 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Lawrence Clayton's household

Male

Lawrence

Clayton

Head
Female

Jane

Clayton

Wife
Male

John

Sharp

Son In Law
Female

Sarah J

Sharp

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sharp

Grand Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Sharp

Grand Daughter
Female

Ann E

Sharp

Grand Daughter
Male

Lawrence

Sharp

Grand Son
First name(s) Lawrence
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lawrence

Clayton

Head

Married

66

1815

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Clayton

Wife

Married

64

1817

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Sharp

Son In Law

Widower

42

1839

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Sharp

Grand Daughter

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sharp

Grand Daughter

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Sharp

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann E

Sharp

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

Lawrence

Sharp

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

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