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Household of Samuel Clay (born 1843, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Samuel Clay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Clay, born in 1843 in Folkestone, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Clay, born in 1838 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Gertrude H (born 1871 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), Bertha E (born 1872 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), Charles E (born 1874 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), Percival (born 1875 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), Catherine T (born 1877 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), Caroline E (born 1880 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England) and Sidney (born 1881 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Widower, Edward Robson, born in 1796 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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Samuel Clay's household

Male

Samuel

Clay

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Clay

Wife
Female

Gertrude H

Clay

Daughter
Female

Bertha E

Clay

Daughter
Male

Charles E

Clay

Son
Male

Percival

Clay

Son
Female

Catherine T

Clay

Daughter
Female

Caroline E

Clay

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Clay

Son
Male

Edward

Robson

Widower
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Folkestone, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Clay

Head

Married

38

1843

Folkestone, Kent, England

Elizabeth J

Clay

Wife

Married

43

1838

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Gertrude H

Clay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Bertha E

Clay

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Charles E

Clay

Son

Single

7

1874

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Percival

Clay

Son

Single

6

1875

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Catherine T

Clay

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Caroline E

Clay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Sidney

Clay

Son

Single

0

1881

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Edward

Robson

Widower

Widower

85

1796

South Shields, Durham, England

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