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Household of William Clayton (born 1847, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Clayton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Clayton, born in 1847 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Clayton, born in 1846 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Arthur Edward (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Margaret Birkett (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Aunt, Mary Hetherington, born in 1817 in North Shields, Northumberland, England.


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William Clayton's household

Male

William

Clayton

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Clayton

Wife
Male

Arthur Edward

Clayton

Son
Female

Margaret Birkett

Clayton

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hetherington

Aunt
First name(s) William
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Clayton

Head

Married

34

1847

Lincolnshire, England

Mary Jane

Clayton

Wife

Married

35

1846

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Arthur Edward

Clayton

Son

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret Birkett

Clayton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Hetherington

Aunt

Single

64

1817

North Shields, Northumberland, England

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