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Household of William Clay (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

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 1842 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Clay, born in 1839 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1866 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1877 in Hopwood, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Norden, Lancashire, England).


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William Clay's household

Male

William

Clay

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Clay

Wife
Male

James

Clay

Son
Male

Herbert

Clay

Son
Female

Annie

Clay

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Clay

Head

Married

39

1842

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Clay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Heywood, Lancashire, England

James

Clay

Son

Single

15

1866

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Clay

Son

Single

4

1877

Hopwood, Lancashire, England

Annie

Clay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Norden, Lancashire, England

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