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Household of James Heys (born 1836, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Heys, born in 1836 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Heys, born in 1840 in Brow Edge, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John H (born 1863 in Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), Willie (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), Nathan (born 1874 in Ewood, Lancashire, England) and West H (born 1877 in Lancashire, England).


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James Heys's household

Male

James

Heys

Head
Female

Alice

Heys

Wife
Male

Thomas

Heys

Son
Female

Mary E

Heys

Daughter
Male

John H

Heys

Son
Male

Robert

Heys

Son
Male

Willie

Heys

Son
Male

Joseph

Heys

Son
Male

Nathan

Heys

Son
Male

West H

Heys

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Heys
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Heys

Head

Married

45

1836

Colne, Lancashire, England

Alice

Heys

Wife

Married

41

1840

Brow Edge, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Heys

Son

Single

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Mary E

Heys

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John H

Heys

Son

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

Robert

Heys

Son

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Willie

Heys

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Heys

Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Nathan

Heys

Son

Single

7

1874

Ewood, Lancashire, England

West H

Heys

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

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