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Household of William Clayton (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 Clayton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Clayton, born in 1823 in Newburgh, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Clayton, born in 1822 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1848 in Newburgh, Lancashire, England), William (born 1853 in Newburgh, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1861 in Newburgh, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Margaret, born 1875 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Ellen (born 1865 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England) and William's Farm Servant, James (born 1861 in Ireland).


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William Clayton's household

Male

William

Clayton

Head
Female

Jane

Clayton

Wife
Female

Mary

Clayton

Daughter
Male

William

Clayton

Son
Male

John

Clayton

Son
Female

Margaret

Clayton

Grand Daughter
Female

Ellen

Barton

Servant
Male

James

Terry

Farm Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Newburgh, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Clayton

Head

Married

58

1823

Newburgh, Lancashire, England

Jane

Clayton

Wife

Married

59

1822

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Mary

Clayton

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Newburgh, Lancashire, England

William

Clayton

Son

Single

28

1853

Newburgh, Lancashire, England

John

Clayton

Son

Single

20

1861

Newburgh, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Clayton

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Barton

Servant

Single

16

1865

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

James

Terry

Farm Servant

Single

20

1861

Ireland

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