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Household of James Heys (born 1838, 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 Heys and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Heys, born in 1838 in Newchurch, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Heys, born in 1842 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary Alice (born 1863 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1866 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), James (born 1869 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England), Ruth (born 1876 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England) and Frederick (born 1880 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, William J Ashworth, born in 1858 in Stacksteads, Lancashire, England.


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James Heys's household

Male

James

Heys

Head
Female

Sarah

Heys

Wife
Female

Mary Alice

Heys

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Heys

Daughter
Male

James

Heys

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Heys

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Heys

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Heys

Son
Male

William J

Ashworth

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Heys
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Heys

Head

Married

43

1838

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Heys

Wife

Married

39

1842

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Heys

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Heys

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

James

Heys

Son

Single

12

1869

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Heys

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Heys

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Heys

Son

Single

1

1880

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

William J

Ashworth

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Stacksteads, Lancashire, England

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