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Household of William Clayton (born 1843, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Clayton, born in 1843 in Keighley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Clayton, born in 1846 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Polly (born 1872 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Carry (born 1874 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1876 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Willie (born 1878 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Sarah E Smith, born in 1853 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.


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William Clayton's household

Male

William

Clayton

Head
Female

Ann

Clayton

Wife
Female

Polly

Clayton

Daughter
Female

Carry

Clayton

Daughter
Female

Annie

Clayton

Daughter
Male

Willie

Clayton

Son
Female

Jane

Clayton

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Clayton

Head

Married

38

1843

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Clayton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Polly

Clayton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Carry

Clayton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Clayton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Clayton

Son

Single

3

1878

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Clayton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Smith

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

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