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Household of Thomas Clay (born 1844, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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.

Thomas Clay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Clay, born in 1844 in Mile End, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emily Clay, born in 1849 in Mile End, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1871 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1873 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Bessy (born 1876 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother In Law, Harry Jeats, born in 1854 in Stepney, Middlesex, England.


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Thomas Clay's household

Male

Thomas

Clay

Head
Female

Emily

Clay

Wife
Female

Emily

Clay

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Clay

Daughter
Female

Bessy

Clay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Clay

Daughter
Male

Harry

Jeats

Brother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Mile End, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Clay

Head

Married

37

1844

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Emily

Clay

Wife

Married

32

1849

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Emily

Clay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Clay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Bessy

Clay

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Clay

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Harry

Jeats

Brother In Law

Single

27

1854

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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