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Household of Peter Clayton (born 1837, 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.

Peter Clayton and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Clayton, born in 1837 in Bosley, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary W Clayton, born in 1844 in Wincle, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Peter J B (born 1875 in Bosley, Cheshire, England), Walter R (born 1876 in Bosley, Cheshire, England), Mary F A (born 1878 in Bosley, Cheshire, England) and Garnet J (born 1880 in Bosley, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Father, Enoch (born 1797 in Bosley, Cheshire, England), Peter's Servant, Sarah J (born 1857 in Horton, Staffordshire, England), Peter's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1868 in Horton, Staffordshire, England), Peter's Servant, Thomas G (born 1860 in Rushton, Staffordshire, England) and Peter's Servant, James (born 1861 in Rushton, Staffordshire, England).


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Peter Clayton's household

Male

Peter

Clayton

Head
Female

Mary W

Clayton

Wife
Male

Peter J B

Clayton

Son
Male

Walter R

Clayton

Son
Female

Mary F A

Clayton

Daughter
Male

Garnet J

Clayton

Son
Male

Enoch

Clayton

Father
Female

Sarah J

Brown

Servant
Female

Elizabeth A

Brown

Servant
Male

Thomas G

Mitchell

Servant
Male

James

Pickering

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Bosley, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Clayton

Head

Married

44

1837

Bosley, Cheshire, England

Mary W

Clayton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wincle, Cheshire, England

Peter J B

Clayton

Son

Single

6

1875

Bosley, Cheshire, England

Walter R

Clayton

Son

Single

5

1876

Bosley, Cheshire, England

Mary F A

Clayton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bosley, Cheshire, England

Garnet J

Clayton

Son

Single

1

1880

Bosley, Cheshire, England

Enoch

Clayton

Father

Married

84

1797

Bosley, Cheshire, England

Sarah J

Brown

Servant

Single

24

1857

Horton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth A

Brown

Servant

Single

13

1868

Horton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas G

Mitchell

Servant

Single

21

1860

Rushton, Staffordshire, England

James

Pickering

Servant

Single

20

1861

Rushton, Staffordshire, England

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