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Household of William Clay (born 1824, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Somerset, 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 Clay and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Clay, born in 1824 in Wellington, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Clay, born in 1824 in Wellington, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Companion, Jane (born 1858 in Taunton, Somerset, England), William's Servant, Ellen (born 1865 in Ashbrittle, Somerset, England) and William's Assistant, Robert (born 1865 in Tiverton, Devon, England).


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William Clay's household

Male

William

Clay

Head
Female

Ann

Clay

Wife
Female

Jane

Venner

Companion
Female

Ellen

Grant

Servant
Male

Robert

Heal

Assistant
First name(s) William
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Wellington, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Clay

Head

Married

57

1824

Wellington, Somerset, England

Ann

Clay

Wife

Married

57

1824

Wellington, Somerset, England

Jane

Venner

Companion

Single

23

1858

Taunton, Somerset, England

Ellen

Grant

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ashbrittle, Somerset, England

Robert

Heal

Assistant

Single

16

1865

Tiverton, Devon, England

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