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Household of John Heaps (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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.

John Heaps and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Heaps, born in 1835 in Churchtown, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Mary A (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1865 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1867 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1859 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In L, Thomas Irving, born in 1855 in Ireland.


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John Heaps's household

Male

John

Heaps

Head
Female

Mary A

Heaps

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Heaps

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Heaps

Daughter
Male

John

Heaps

Son
Female

Jane

Irving

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Irving

Son In L
First name(s) John
Last name Heaps
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Churchtown, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Heaps

Head

Widower

46

1835

Churchtown, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Heaps

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Heaps

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Heaps

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Barrow, Lancashire, England

John

Heaps

Son

Single

10

1871

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Jane

Irving

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Irving

Son In L

Married

26

1855

Ireland

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