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Household of Alexander Heys (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

Alexander Heys and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Heys, born in 1817 in Aspull, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Heys, born in 1819 in Aspull, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1854 in Bellmount, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Lodger Wife, Jane (born 1846 in Bellmount, Lancashire, England), Alexander's Lodger Head, Richard (born 1846 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Alexander's Lodger, Thomas (born 1870 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England) and Alexander's Lodger, Margaret A (born 1875 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).


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Alexander Heys's household

Male

Alexander

Heys

Head
Female

Priscilla

Heys

Wife
Female

Margaret

Heys

Daughter
Female

Jane

Hoghton

Lodger Wife
Male

Richard

Hoghton

Lodger Head
Male

Thomas

Hoghton

Lodger
Female

Margaret A

Hoghton

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Heys
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Aspull, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Heys

Head

Married

64

1817

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Priscilla

Heys

Wife

Married

62

1819

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Heys

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Bellmount, Lancashire, England

Jane

Hoghton

Lodger Wife

Married

35

1846

Bellmount, Lancashire, England

Richard

Hoghton

Lodger Head

Married

35

1846

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hoghton

Lodger

Single

11

1870

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Hoghton

Lodger

Single

6

1875

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

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