Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Henry Clayton (born 1842, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Henry Clayton and 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Clayton, born in 1842 in Preston, Dorset, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Alice Clayton, born in 1844 in Preston, Dorset, England. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1867 in Preston, Dorset, England), William (born 1869 in Preston, Dorset, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Preston, Dorset, England), Ann (born 1875 in Preston, Dorset, England), Agnes (born 1877 in Preston, Dorset, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Preston, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, Thomas Pearson, born in 1860 in Preston, Dorset, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Henry Clayton's household

Male

Henry

Clayton

Head
Female

Alice

Clayton

Wife
Female

Jane

Clayton

Daughter
Male

William

Clayton

Son
Male

Thomas

Clayton

Son
Female

Ellen

Clayton

Daughter
Female

Ann

Clayton

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Clayton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Clayton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Pearson

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Clayton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Preston, Dorset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Clayton

Head

Married

39

1842

Preston, Dorset, England

Alice

Clayton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Preston, Dorset, England

Jane

Clayton

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Preston, Dorset, England

William

Clayton

Son

Single

12

1869

Preston, Dorset, England

Thomas

Clayton

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Clayton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Preston, Dorset, England

Ann

Clayton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Preston, Dorset, England

Agnes

Clayton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Dorset, England

Alice

Clayton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Dorset, England

Thomas

Pearson

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Preston, Dorset, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Henry Clayton in Preston in 1881, and follow the Clayton family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Henry Clayton

We’ve found Henry Clayton in 230 family trees. Find out more about Henry Clayton's household and view the Clayton family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census