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Household of James Heap (born 1842, 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.

James Heap and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Heap, born in 1842 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Heap, born in 1846 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Edmund (born 1876 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and Betty Alice (born 1879 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Neil (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, Edmund (born 1806 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).


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James Heap's household

Male

James

Heap

Head
Female

Mary

Heap

Wife
Male

Edmund

Heap

Son
Female

Margaret

Heap

Daughter
Female

Betty Alice

Heap

Daughter
Male

Neil

Cayle

Lodger
Male

Edmund

Heap

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Heap
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Heap

Head

Married

39

1842

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Mary

Heap

Wife

Married

35

1846

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Edmund

Heap

Son

Single

5

1876

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Heap

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Betty Alice

Heap

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Neil

Cayle

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edmund

Heap

Lodger

Widower

75

1806

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

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