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Household of William Clay (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Clay, born in 1839 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Clay, born in 1846 in Luddenden Foot, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Leonard (born 1876 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), Lewis (born 1878 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1880 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), Grace (born 1871 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England) and Agnes (born 1873 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England).


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William Clay's household

Male

William

Clay

Head
Female

Sarah A

Clay

Wife
Male

Leonard

Clay

Son
Male

Lewis

Clay

Son
Male

Frank

Clay

Son
Female

Grace

Clay

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Clay

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Clay

Head

Married

42

1839

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Clay

Wife

Married

35

1846

Luddenden Foot, Yorkshire, England

Leonard

Clay

Son

Single

5

1876

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Lewis

Clay

Son

Single

3

1878

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Clay

Son

Single

1

1880

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Clay

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Clay

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

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