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Household of Thomas Clayton (born 1847, 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.

Thomas Clayton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Clayton, born in 1847 in Accrington, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Clayton, born in 1848 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1873 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1878 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Unm, James Mort, born in 1828 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Clayton's household

Male

Thomas

Clayton

Head
Female

Jane

Clayton

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Clayton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Clayton

Daughter
Male

William

Clayton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Clayton

Daughter
Male

James

Mort

Unm
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Accrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Clayton

Head

Married

34

1847

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Jane

Clayton

Wife

Married

33

1848

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Clayton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Clayton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

William

Clayton

Son

Single

3

1878

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Clayton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

James

Mort

Unm

Single

53

1828

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

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