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Household of Thomas Clayton (born 1849, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Clayton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Clayton, born in 1849 in Bollington, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth B Clayton, born in 1855 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth B (born 1855 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England) and John Ford (born 1880 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Nephew, Thomas Gleaves, born in 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Clayton's household

Male

Thomas

Clayton

Head
Female

Elizabeth B

Clayton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gleaves

Nephew
Male

Thomas

Clayton

Head
Female

Kate W

Clayton

Wife
Male

John Ford

Clayton

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Bollington, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Clayton

Head

Widower

73

1808

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth B

Clayton

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Gleaves

Nephew

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Clayton

Head

Married

32

1849

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Kate W

Clayton

Wife

Married

26

1855

Tixall, Staffordshire, England

John Ford

Clayton

Son

Single

1

1880

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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