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CLAYTON

Clayton in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

4153

0.1435

2.6387

Lancashire

3535

0.1020

1.8757

London

1229

0.0421

0.7738

Cheshire

1092

0.1693

3.1147

Lincolnshire

839

0.1796

3.3039

Surrey

577

0.0405

0.7456

Derbyshire

527

0.1152

2.1195

Staffordshire

453

0.0459

0.8450

Nottinghamshire

389

0.0988

1.8171

Warwickshire

328

0.0445

0.8189

Leicestershire

290

0.0895

1.6469

County Durham

269

0.0310

0.5693

Kent

260

0.0261

0.4798

Shropshire

248

0.0983

1.8074

Worcestershire

184

0.0482

0.8872

Herefordshire

146

0.1219

2.2419

Sussex

145

0.0294

0.5415

Essex

127

0.0220

0.4051

Northamptonshire

122

0.0444

0.8167

Hampshire

117

0.0195

0.3594

Cambridgeshire

101

0.0546

1.0040

Berkshire

96

0.0438

0.8053

Suffolk

89

0.0250

0.4601

Gloucestershire

83

0.0145

0.2665

Norfolk

67

0.0149

0.2744

Hertfordshire

65

0.0323

0.5938

Bedfordshire

64

0.0423

0.7782

Lanarkshire

56

0.0059

0.1090

Northumberland

56

0.0129

0.2370

Buckinghamshire

47

0.0266

0.4895

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

45

0.0088

0.1627

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

35

0.0523

0.9617

Oxfordshire

33

0.0183

0.3365

Devon

31

0.0051

0.0938

Cumberland

30

0.0119

0.2194

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

29

0.0263

0.4834

Westmorland

27

0.0421

0.7735

Huntingdonshire

23

0.0397

0.7294

Aberdeenshire

23

0.0085

0.1564

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

23

0.0109

0.2003

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

19

0.0161

0.2959

Inverness-shire

19

0.0218

0.4006

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

16

0.0041

0.0752

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

14

0.0196

0.3614

Somerset

13

0.0028

0.0509

Elginshire (Morayshire)

11

0.0242

0.4458

Perthshire

10

0.0076

0.1403

Roxburghshire

10

0.0189

0.3476

Dunbartonshire

9

0.0115

0.2109

Royal Navy

9

0.0259

0.4755

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

8

0.0102

0.1874

Stirlingshire

7

0.0065

0.1195

Selkirkshire

7

0.0265

0.4872

Fife

6

0.0035

0.0638

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

5

0.0041

0.0747

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

5

0.0094

0.1720

Channel Islands

5

0.0058

0.1062

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

5

0.0086

0.1574

Argyll

5

0.0061

0.1131

Dorset

4

0.0021

0.0384

Cornwall

4

0.0012

0.0222

Forfarshire (Angus)

4

0.0015

0.0272

Dumfriesshire

4

0.0062

0.1140

Rutland

4

0.0186

0.3430

Wiltshire

3

0.0012

0.0214

Ayrshire

3

0.0014

0.0252

Isle of Man

3

0.0055

0.1017

Renfrewshire

3

0.0013

0.0244

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

2

0.0025

0.0459

Kirkcudbrightshire

2

0.0047

0.0870

Banffshire

2

0.0033

0.0607

Berwickshire

2

0.0057

0.1040

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

2

0.0022

0.0396

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.0780

Nairnshire

1

0.0112

0.2063

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

246

0.3247

5.9726

Preston

Lancashire

225

0.2426

4.4624

Blackburn

Lancashire

192

0.2082

3.8292

Leeds

Yorkshire

169

0.1034

1.9017

Islington London

London

167

0.0590

1.0849

Bradford

Yorkshire

166

0.2369

4.3570

Sheffield

Yorkshire

139

0.1508

2.7742

Manchester

Lancashire

139

0.0892

1.6401

Stockport

Cheshire

136

0.4098

7.5380

Liverpool

Lancashire

126

0.0598

1.1008

Aston

Warwickshire

115

0.0567

1.0427

Birmingham

Warwickshire

106

0.0432

0.7941

Oldham

Lancashire

104

0.0930

1.7098

Horton In Bradford

Yorkshire

103

0.2278

4.1909

Ecclesall Bierlow

Yorkshire

100

0.1698

3.1239

Newington

Surrey

99

0.0917

1.6874

Kensington London

London

97

0.0597

1.0985

St Pancras London

London

95

0.0404

0.7431

Manningham

Yorkshire

92

0.2580

4.7450

Bowling

Yorkshire

91

0.3174

5.8378

Top male forenames

John Clayton
William Clayton
George Clayton
Thomas Clayton
James Clayton
Joseph Clayton
Henry Clayton
Charles Clayton
Edward Clayton
Robert Clayton
Alfred Clayton
Samuel Clayton
Arthur Clayton
Richard Clayton
Walter Clayton
Albert Clayton
Frederick Clayton
Harry Clayton
Frank Clayton
Herbert Clayton
David Clayton
Wm. Clayton
Ernest Clayton
Fred Clayton
Benjamin Clayton
Francis Clayton
Edwin Clayton
Tom Clayton
Thos. Clayton
Isaac Clayton
Matthew Clayton
Ralph Clayton
Daniel Clayton
Geo. Clayton
Peter Clayton
Mark Clayton
Joshua Clayton
Abraham Clayton
Stephen Clayton
Alexander Clayton
Sam Clayton
Joe Clayton
Percy Clayton
Chas. Clayton
Jonathan Clayton
Edmund Clayton
Saml. Clayton
Moses Clayton
Willm. Clayton
Fredk. Clayton

Top female forenames

Mary Clayton
Elizabeth Clayton
Sarah Clayton
Ann Clayton
Jane Clayton
Alice Clayton
Annie Clayton
Ellen Clayton
Emma Clayton
Hannah Clayton
Eliza Clayton
Martha Clayton
Margaret Clayton
Emily Clayton
Maria Clayton
Harriet Clayton
Ada Clayton
Florence Clayton
Fanny Clayton
Louisa Clayton
Charlotte Clayton
Edith Clayton
Lucy Clayton
Anne Clayton
Catherine Clayton
Clara Clayton
Isabella Clayton
Frances Clayton
Kate Clayton
Susan Clayton
Harriett Clayton
Rebecca Clayton
Esther Clayton
Elizth. Clayton
Caroline Clayton
Agnes Clayton
Amelia Clayton
Susannah Clayton
Grace Clayton
Ruth Clayton
Rose Clayton
Gertrude Clayton
Nancy Clayton
Lydia Clayton
Matilda Clayton
Selina Clayton
Betsy Clayton
Eleanor Clayton
Ethel Clayton
Bertha Clayton

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Housekeeper
Dressmaker
Labourer
Annuitant
Domestic Servant
General Labourer
Wife
Laundress
Farm Labourer
Joiner
Grocer
Worsted Weaver
General Servant
Bricklayer
Cotton Winder
Cotton Spinner
Butcher
Charwoman
Cotton Operative
Carter
Worsted Spinner
Blacksmith
Dress Maker
No Occupation
Cotton Reeler
Servant
Farmer
Shoemaker
Tailor
Painter
General Serv
Carpenter
Woollen Weaver
Housewife
Iron Moulder
Cook
Farmers Son
House Painter
General Laborer
Clerk
Errand Boy
Engine Fitter
Farmers Wife
Cotton Piecer
House Keeper
Pupil Teacher