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Household of William Clapham (born 1815, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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.

William Clapham and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Clapham, born in 1815 in Weldon, Bedfordshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anne Clapham, born in 1847 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Anne (born 1868 in St Luke's), William (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1873 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Emma (born 1862 in St Luke's). They had 3 grandchildren; Ellen (born 1873 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Sophia (born 1875 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Mary Ann (born 1877 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Adopted Daughter, Laura Rowden, born in 1861 in St Luke's.


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William Clapham's household

Male

William

Clapham

Head
Female

Anne

Clapham

Wife
Female

Anne

Clapham

Daughter
Male

William

Clapham

Son
Male

Edward

Clapham

Son
Male

William

Clapham

Head
Female

Sophia

Clapham

Wife
Female

Emma

Clapham

Daughter
Female

Laura

Rowden

Adopted Daughter
Female

Ellen

Clapham

Grand Daughter
Female

Sophia

Clapham

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Clapham

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Clapham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Clapham

Head

Married

40

1841

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Anne

Clapham

Wife

Married

34

1847

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Anne

Clapham

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Luke's

William

Clapham

Son

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edward

Clapham

Son

Single

8

1873

Islington, Middlesex, England

William

Clapham

Head

Married

66

1815

Weldon, Bedfordshire, England

Sophia

Clapham

Wife

Married

62

1819

St Luke's

Emma

Clapham

Daughter

Single

19

1862

St Luke's

Laura

Rowden

Adopted Daughter

Single

20

1861

St Luke's

Ellen

Clapham

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Clapham

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Clapham

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

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