m. (1) Agnes Lucy Arden, (2) Elizabeth Teesdale (w/issue).

In 1881 he was a widower with 4 sons:

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation  Disability  Where Born

CLAY, Charles John Head Widower M 52 1829 Brewer Firm Of Bass & Co  Burton-On-Trent
CLAY, Arthur Joseph Son Single M 10 1871 Scholar  Stapenhill, Derbyshire
CLAY, Jerard Ardle Son Single M 10 1871 Scholar  Stapenhill, Derbyshire
CLAY, Ernest Charles Son Single M 8 1873 Scholar  Stapenhill, Derbyshire
CLAY, Wilfred Henry Son Single M 7 1874 Scholar  Stapenhill, Derbyshire
BROWNING, Mary Furse Govnes Single F 44 1837 Governess  Falmouth, Cornwall
DIDCOCK, Alfred Servant Single M 30 1851 Butler  Stoke Poges Buckingham
COXON, Jemima Servant Single F 55 1826 Domestic Housekeeper  Cauldwell, Derbyshire
PIGGIN, Mary Louisa Servant Single F 25 1856 Domestic Cook  Skippington, Leicestershire
NULLINGTON, Emma Servant Single F 26 1855 Domestic Housemaid  Prestfield, Staffordshire
BRADSHAW, Mary Ann Servant Single F 24 1857 Domestic Housemaid  Middleton, Northamptonshire
MORTIMER, Sarah Elizabeth Servant Single F 19 1862  Domestic Scullery Maid  Cottage Brook, Northamptonshire
WALLIS, George Servant Single M 20 1861 Domestic Groom  Kirklangley, Derbyshire

RG number: RG11 Piece: 2759 Folio: 72 Page: 21    

Registration District: Burton upon Trent Sub District: Gresley EnumerationDistrict:
Ecclesiastical Parish:

Civil Parish: Stapenhill (Derby) Municipal Borough:
Address: Stapenhill House, Main St, Stapenhill (Derby)
County: Staffordshire
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His second marriage:

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1883   (>99%)
Clay Charles John Burton 6b 491
SMITH Elizabeth Teasdale Burton 6b 491
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In 1891 he had remarried  and had two daughters with his second wife.  Only two of the four sons, Powys descendants, were in residence:

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation  Disability  Where Born

CLAY, Charles John Head Married M 62 1829 Director Of Brewery Co J P Burton on Trent, Staffordshire
CLAY, Elizabeth Teesdale Wife Married F 36 1855   Alnwick, Northumberland
CLAY, Arthur Joseph Son Single M 20 1871 Undergraduate Oxford  Stapenhill, Derbyshire
CLAY, Ernest Charles Son Single M 18 1873 Student Preparatory For Oxford  Stapenhill, Derbyshire
CLAY, Elizabeth Mildred Daughter Single F 4 1887   London, Middlesex
CLAY, Adelaide Hilda Daughter Single F 3 1888   Whitby, Yorkshire
PURSER, Joseph Servant Widower M 45 1846 Butler Domestic  Clifton, Somersetshire
WILLIAMS, Richard James Servant Single M 28 1863 Footman Domestic  Clyro, Radnorshire
DUNMORE, William Servant Single M 26 1865 Groom Domestic  Mapperley, Derbyshire
HODGKINSON, Ernest Edward Servant Single M 18 1873  Groom Domestic  Newborough, Staffordshire
MORGAN, Emma Servant Single F 37 1854 Nurse Domestic  Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire
COX, Sarah Servant Single F 34 1857 Housekeeper Domestic  Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire
COLLINS, Sarah Annie Servant Single F 26 1865 Ladymaid Domestic  London, Middlesex
WINFIELD, Clara Servant Single F 23 1868 Cook Domestic  Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
MILLATT, Tamar Servant Single F 22 1869 Housemaid Domestic  Ollerton, Nottinghamshire
WILMOT, Eliza Servant Single F 19 1872 Under Laundress Domestic  Ripley, Derbyshire
CUPPER, Emma Kate Servant Single F 29 1862 Laundress Domestic  Compton, Dorsetshire
KENNY, Florence Beatrice Servant Single F 19 1872 Housemaid Domestic  Derby, Derbyshire
OXBY, Ann Emily Servant Single F 19 1872 Under Nurse Domestic  Nottinghamshire, Kinoulton
WINNEY, Mary Elizabeth Servant Single F 19 1872 Kitchenmaid Domestic  West Bromwich, Staffordshire
JOHNSON, Elizabeth Servant Single F 17 1874 Under Servant Domestic  Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire

RG number: RG12 Piece: 2194 Folio: 43 Page: 4    

Registration District: Uttoxeter Sub District: Abbots Bromley EnumerationDistrict: 5
Ecclesiastical Parish: Newborough All Saints

Civil Parish: Newborough Municipal Borough:
Address: Holly Bush Lane, Newborough
County: Staffordshire
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His death:

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Mar 1905   (>99%)
Clay Charles John 77 Cambridge 3b 32[56]   
Deaths Jun 1910   (99%)
CLAY Charles John 81 Uttoxeter 6b 193

For his birth in c.1829 and that Uttoxeter is close to Burton, the latter is most likely to be his death.
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