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Household of Silas Clarke (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Silas Clarke and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Silas Clarke, born in 1845 in Worsley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Silas was the head of the household, married to Esther Clarke, born in 1846 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas Edward (born 1870 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England), Ernest William (born 1872 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England), Selina (born 1873 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England), John Henry (born 1876 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England) and Silas Gordon (born 1878 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Silas's Servant, Margaret Taylor, born in 1866 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England.


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Silas Clarke's household

Male

Silas

Clarke

Head
Female

Esther

Clarke

Wife
Male

Thomas Edward

Clarke

Son
Male

Ernest William

Clarke

Son
Female

Selina

Clarke

Daughter
Male

John Henry

Clarke

Son
Male

Silas Gordon

Clarke

Son
Female

Margaret

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) Silas
Last name Clarke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Worsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Silas

Clarke

Head

Married

36

1845

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Esther

Clarke

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Thomas Edward

Clarke

Son

Single

11

1870

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Ernest William

Clarke

Son

Single

9

1872

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Selina

Clarke

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

John Henry

Clarke

Son

Single

5

1876

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Silas Gordon

Clarke

Son

Single

3

1878

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Taylor

Servant

Single

15

1866

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

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