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Household of John Heffern (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Heffern and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Heffern, born in 1821 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Heffern, born in 1829 in Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1855 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales), Julia (born 1864 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales), Henery J (born 1866 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ann Jane (born 1867 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales), Nicholas (born 1872 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Patrick (born 1875 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Adopted Son, Moses Heffern (born 1873 in Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John's Lodger, Edwin (born 1859 in Llanstephan, Carmarthenshire, Wales).


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John Heffern's household

Male

John

Heffern

Head
Female

Ann

Heffern

Wife
Male

Thomas

Heffern

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Heffern

Daughter
Female

Julia

Heffern

Daughter
Male

Henery J

Heffern

Son
Female

Ann Jane

Heffern

Daughter
Male

Nicholas

Heffern

Son
Male

Patrick

Heffern

Son
Male

Moses Heffern

Rees

Adopted Son
Male

Edwin

Jones

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Heffern
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Heffern

Head

Married

60

1821

Ireland

Ann

Heffern

Wife

Married

52

1829

Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Heffern

Son

Single

26

1855

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Heffern

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

Julia

Heffern

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

Henery J

Heffern

Son

Single

15

1866

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann Jane

Heffern

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

Nicholas

Heffern

Son

Single

9

1872

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

Patrick

Heffern

Son

Single

6

1875

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

Moses Heffern

Rees

Adopted Son

Single

8

1873

Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edwin

Jones

Lodger

Widower

22

1859

Llanstephan, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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