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Facts and Events
| Name |
William Clay |
| Gender |
Male |
| Christening[1] |
13 Jun 1785 |
Great Hale, Lincolnshire, England |
| Marriage |
25 Nov 1806 |
Heckington, Lincolnshire, Englandto Rebecca Procter |
| Census[2] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Heckington, Lincolnshire, EnglandHeckington Fen |
| Census[3] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Heckington, Lincolnshire, England |
| Census[4] |
2 Apr 1871 |
Asgarby, Lincolnshire, England |
| Death[5][7] |
9 Feb 1874 |
Asgarby, Lincolnshire, England |
| Burial[6] |
12 Feb 1874 |
Heckington, Lincolnshire, England |
William Clay was baptised on 13th June 1785 at Great Hale in Lincolnshire, son of a labourer called Thomas Clay and his wife Hannah.
On 25th November 1806, aged 21, William married Rebecca Procter in the neighbouring parish of Heckington. They went on to have twelve children between 1807 and 1833, although at least five died young. Their first child was baptised at Wigtoft in 1807, and their second child baptised at Fishtoft in 1809. By 1811 they had returned to Heckington, where all their other children were baptised. In Heckington the family lived at Heckington Fen, the low-lying area to the east of the village. William worked as an agricultural labourer.
The 1841 census finds William, Rebecca, and two of their sons living at Heckington Fen.
Rebecca died in 1853, aged about 67.
After Rebecca's death, William went to live at Asgarby, near Sleaford. He appears there in the 1871 census living alone. He died at Asgarby Fen on 9th February 1874, aged 88. He was buried back in Heckington.
References
- ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Great Hale (Lincolnshire). Parish registers for Great Hale, ca.1568-1988. (Lincoln, England: Lincoln Archives Office, 1993-2002).
Baptisms For the year 1785 / June 13: William Son of Thomas & Hannah Clay Labourer
- ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 619; Book 13; Folio 36; Page 15, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Heckington Fen, Heckington, Lincolnshire
William Clay, male, 55 [1781-6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
Rebecca Clay, female, 55 [1781-6], born in county
Jacob Clay, male, 15 [1821-6], born in county
Thelman Clay, male, 12 [1828/9], born in county
- ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 2101; Folio 222; Page 64, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Heckington, Lincolnshire
Will[ia]m Clay, head, male, 66 [1784/5], Lab[oure]r, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
Rebecca Clay, wife, female, 65 [1785/6], b. Kirkby, Lincolnshire
Thorlman Clay, son, male, 22 [1828/9], Lab[oure]r, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
- ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG10; Piece 3352; Folio 53; Page 3, 2 Apr 1871.
Address: Asgarby, Lincolnshire
William Clay, head, widower, male, 85 [1785/6], Agricultural Labourer, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
- ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. William CLAY, March Quarter 1874, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 279, aged 88 [1785/6]
- ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Heckington (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1559-1968. (Lincoln, England: Lincoln Archives Office, 1993).
| BURIALS in the Parish of Heckington in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1874 | | No. | Name | Abode | When buried | Age | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | 304 | William Clay | Asgarby | February 12th | 88 | G.T. Cameron, Vicar |
- ↑ Lincolnshire Chronicle, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
Page 4, 20 Feb 1874.
DEATHS.
At Asgarby Fen, on the 9th inst., William Clay, aged 88 years.
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