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Household of Thomas Clay (born 1821, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Clay, born in 1821 in Bromley, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; William (born 1863 in Stratford, Essex, England), John (born 1865 in Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1870 in Middlesex, England), Kate (born 1872 in Middlesex, England) and Rose (born 1852 in Bromley, Middlesex, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Sarah (born 1872 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Stratford, Essex, England).


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Thomas Clay's household

Male

Thomas

Clay

Head
Male

William

Clay

Son
Male

John

Clay

Son
Female

Mary

Clay

Daughter
Female

Kate

Clay

Daughter
Female

Rose

Cable

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cable

Grand Daughter
Female

Jane

Cable

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Bromley, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Clay

Head

Widower

60

1821

Bromley, Middlesex, England

William

Clay

Son

Single

18

1863

Stratford, Essex, England

John

Clay

Son

Single

16

1865

Middlesex, England

Mary

Clay

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Middlesex, England

Kate

Clay

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Middlesex, England

Rose

Cable

Daughter

Widow

29

1852

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Cable

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Jane

Cable

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stratford, Essex, England

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