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Household of William Clay (born 1837, Northamptonshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Clay, born in 1837 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Clay, born in 1841 in Bradley, Staffordshire, England. They had 7 children; Mary Jane (born 1860 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1862 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England), Matilda (born 1866 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1869 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1874 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Maria (born 1879 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Thomas Gretton, born in 1860 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England.
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William Clay's household
William
Clay
Head
Sarah
Clay
Wife
Mary Jane
Gretton
Daughter
Thomas
Gretton
Son In Law
William
Clay
Son
Matilda
Clay
Daughter
George
Clay
Son
Sarah Ann
Clay
Daughter
Joseph
Clay
Son
Maria
Clay
Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Clay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Clay | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England | |
Sarah | Clay | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Bradley, Staffordshire, England | |
Mary Jane | Gretton | Daughter | Married | 21 | 1860 | Tipton, Staffordshire, England | |
Thomas | Gretton | Son In Law | Married | 21 | 1860 | Tipton, Staffordshire, England | |
William | Clay | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Lichfield, Staffordshire, England | |
Matilda | Clay | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Lichfield, Staffordshire, England | |
George | Clay | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Tipton, Staffordshire, England | |
Sarah Ann | Clay | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England | |
Joseph | Clay | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England | |
Maria | Clay | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England |
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