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Household of John Hey (born 1816, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hey, born in 1816 in Keighley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Hey, born in 1817 in Trawden, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1854 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1875 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1862 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, Henry Adams, born in 1846 in Silverton, Yorkshire, England.


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John Hey's household

Male

John

Hey

Head
Female

Priscilla

Hey

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Hey

Daughter
Male

John

Burwin

Grand Son
Male

Henry

Adams

Lodger Head
Female

Margaret

Adams

Wife
Male

William

Adams

Son
Male

Frank

Adams

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Hey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hey

Head

Married

65

1816

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Hey

Wife

Married

64

1817

Trawden, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hey

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

John

Burwin

Grand Son

Married

19

1862

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Adams

Lodger Head

Married

35

1846

Silverton, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Adams

Wife

Married

29

1852

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

William

Adams

Son

Single

6

1875

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Adams

Son

Single

0

1881

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

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