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Household of John Hey (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Hey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hey, born in 1841 in Thornton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Hey, born in 1839 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William E (born 1861 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England), Sarah J (born 1863 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1867 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England) and Frederic (born 1876 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Sally (born 1859 in York, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, William ? (born - in -).


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John Hey's household

Male

John

Hey

Head
Female

Susan

Hey

Wife
Male

William E

Hey

Son
Female

Sarah J

Hey

Daughter
Female

Annie

Hey

Daughter
Male

Frederic

Hey

Son
Female

Sally

Major

Lodger
Female

Mary

Mellor

Servant
Male

William ?

?

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Hey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hey

Head

Married

40

1841

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Susan

Hey

Wife

Married

42

1839

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

William E

Hey

Son

Single

20

1861

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Hey

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Hey

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Frederic

Hey

Son

Single

5

1876

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Sally

Major

Lodger

Single

22

1859

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Mellor

Servant

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William ?

?

Lodger

Single

-

-

-

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