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Household of William Clay (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Clay, born in 1845 in Norton, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Clay, born in 1846 in Barton, Durham, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1865 in Workington, Cumberland, England), Sarah J (born 1867 in Lackenby, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1873 in Stockton, Durham, England), Jonathan (born 1875 in Stockton, Durham, England), Robert (born 1877 in Stockton, Durham, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Greene, born in 1863 in Stockton, Durham, England.


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William Clay's household

Male

William

Clay

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Clay

Wife
Male

James

Clay

Son
Female

Sarah J

Clay

Daughter
Male

John W

Clay

Son
Male

Jonathan

Clay

Son
Male

Robert

Clay

Son
Male

Alfred

Clay

Son
Male

William

Greene

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Clay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Norton, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Clay

Head

Married

36

1845

Norton, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Clay

Wife

Married

35

1846

Barton, Durham, England

James

Clay

Son

Single

16

1865

Workington, Cumberland, England

Sarah J

Clay

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lackenby, Yorkshire, England

John W

Clay

Son

Single

8

1873

Stockton, Durham, England

Jonathan

Clay

Son

Single

6

1875

Stockton, Durham, England

Robert

Clay

Son

Single

4

1877

Stockton, Durham, England

Alfred

Clay

Son

Single

0

1881

Stockton, Durham, England

William

Greene

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Stockton, Durham, England

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