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Household of Robert Clayton (born 1817, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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 Clayton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Clayton, born in 1817 in Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Clayton, born in 1821 in Oakengates, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; Edward (born 1857 in Wall Heath, Shropshire, England), Eli (born 1861 in Wall Heath, Shropshire, England) and Jemima (born 1854 in Wall Heath, Staffordshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1872 in Wall Heath, Shropshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Step Daughter, Fanny Copeland, born in 1870 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.


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Robert Clayton's household

Male

Robert

Clayton

Head
Female

Mary

Clayton

Wife
Male

Edward

Clayton

Son
Male

Eli

Clayton

Son
Male

William

Clayton

Grand Son
Female

Jemima

Copeland

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Copeland

Step Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Clayton

Head

Married

64

1817

Shropshire, England

Mary

Clayton

Wife

Married

60

1821

Oakengates, Shropshire, England

Edward

Clayton

Son

Single

24

1857

Wall Heath, Shropshire, England

Eli

Clayton

Son

Single

20

1861

Wall Heath, Shropshire, England

William

Clayton

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Wall Heath, Shropshire, England

Jemima

Copeland

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Wall Heath, Staffordshire, England

Fanny

Copeland

Step Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

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