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Household of Matthew Clay (born 1830, 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.

Matthew Clay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Clay, born in 1830 in Sutton, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Susannah Clay, born in 1822 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Sutton, Cheshire, England) and Sarah (born 1857 in Sutton, Cheshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Thomas (born 1879 in Sutton, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Sutton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Mother, Sarah Boran, born in 1806 in At Sea.


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Matthew Clay's household

Male

Matthew

Clay

Head
Female

Susannah

Clay

Wife
Female

Sarah

Boran

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Clay

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Baskerville

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Clay

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Baskerville

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Sutton, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Clay

Head

Married

51

1830

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Susannah

Clay

Wife

Married

59

1822

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Boran

Mother

Widow

75

1806

At Sea

Elizabeth

Clay

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Baskerville

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Clay

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Baskerville

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sutton, Cheshire, England

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