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Household of Samuel Clay (born 1830, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Samuel Clay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Clay, born in 1830 in Alton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Clay, born in 1831 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1857 in Rocester, Staffordshire, England), Arthur (born 1860 in Rocester, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1870 in Atherton, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Lucy Ann, born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Daughter In Law, Susan Clay, born in 1859 in Atherton, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Clay's household

Male

Samuel

Clay

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Clay

Wife
Male

John

Clay

Son
Female

Susan

Clay

Daughter In Law
Female

Lucy Ann

Clay

Grand Daughter
Male

Arthur

Clay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Clay

Daughter
Male

James

Clay

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Alton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Clay

Head

Married

51

1830

Alton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Clay

Wife

Married

50

1831

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

John

Clay

Son

Married

24

1857

Rocester, Staffordshire, England

Susan

Clay

Daughter In Law

Married

22

1859

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Lucy Ann

Clay

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Clay

Son

Single

21

1860

Rocester, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Clay

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Clay

Son

Single

11

1870

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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