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Household of Robert Clay (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Robert Clay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Clay, born in 1841 in , consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Clay, born in 1847 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1870 in Scotland), James (born 1874 in Scotland) and Janet (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Father In Law, James (born 1820 in Scotland), Robert's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1815 in Scotland), Robert's Brother In Law, William (born 1851 in Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Robert (born 1811 in Ireland).


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Robert Clay's household

Male

Robert

Clay

Head
Female

Janet

Clay

Wife
Female

Margaret

Clay

Daughter
Male

James

Clay

Son
Female

Janet

Clay

Daughter
Male

James

Walker

Father In Law
Female

Margaret

Walker

Mother In Law
Male

William

Walker

Brother In Law
Male

Robert

Ellis

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Clay

Head

Married

40

1841

Scotland

Janet

Clay

Wife

Married

34

1847

Scotland

Margaret

Clay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Scotland

James

Clay

Son

Single

7

1874

Scotland

Janet

Clay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Walker

Father In Law

Married

61

1820

Scotland

Margaret

Walker

Mother In Law

Married

66

1815

Scotland

William

Walker

Brother In Law

Single

30

1851

Scotland

Robert

Ellis

Boarder

Widower

70

1811

Ireland

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