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Household of William Clay (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 1856 in Ecclesall, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Celia Clay, born in 1855 in Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1877 in Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Harry (born 1860 in Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England), William's Sister In Law, Clara (born 1859 in Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England) and William's Nephew, James (born 1880 in Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England).


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William Clay's household

Male

William

Clay

Head
Female

Celia

Clay

Wife
Male

William

Clay

Son
Female

Ada

Clay

Daughter
Male

Harry

Clay

Brother
Female

Clara

Clay

Sister In Law
Male

James

Clay

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Ecclesall, 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

25

1856

Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England

Celia

Clay

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England

William

Clay

Son

Single

4

1877

Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Clay

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Clay

Brother

Married

21

1860

Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Clay

Sister In Law

Married

22

1859

Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England

James

Clay

Nephew

Single

1

1880

Ecclesall, Yorkshire, England

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