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Household of Samuel Clay (born 1855, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Clay, born in 1855 in Derbyshire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Matilda Clay, born in 1855 in Eckington, Derbyshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary A (born 1874 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Isabel (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Boarder, Edward Wilde, born in 1857 in Shropshire, England.


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Samuel Clay's household

Male

Samuel

Clay

Head
Female

Matilda

Clay

Wife
Female

Mary A

Clay

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Clay

Daughter
Female

Edith

Clay

Daughter
Female

Alice

Clay

Daughter
Male

Edward

Wilde

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Clay

Head

Married

26

1855

Derbyshire, England

Matilda

Clay

Wife

Married

26

1855

Eckington, Derbyshire, England

Mary A

Clay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Isabel

Clay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

Edith

Clay

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Alice

Clay

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Yorkshire, England

Edward

Wilde

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Shropshire, England

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