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Household of John Heyward (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Heyward and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Heyward, born in 1840 in North Bovey, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Grace Heyward, born in 1840 in North Bovey, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Susanna Berry (born 1868 in North Bovey, Devon, England), William Shears (born 1870 in North Bovey, Devon, England), Katie (born 1872 in North Bovey, Devon, England) and Frederick Edward (born 1879 in North Bovey, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, Thomas (born 1802 in North Bovey, Devon, England), John's Servant, Walter (born 1851 in Widcombe, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Charlotte (born 1848 in Wales).


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John Heyward's household

Male

John

Heyward

Head
Female

Mary Grace

Heyward

Wife
Female

Susanna Berry

Heyward

Daughter
Male

William Shears

Heyward

Son
Female

Katie

Heyward

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Heyward

Father
Male

Walter

Hext

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Pike

Servant
Male

Frederick Edward

Heyward

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Heyward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place North Bovey, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Heyward

Head

Married

41

1840

North Bovey, Devon, England

Mary Grace

Heyward

Wife

Married

41

1840

North Bovey, Devon, England

Susanna Berry

Heyward

Daughter

Single

13

1868

North Bovey, Devon, England

William Shears

Heyward

Son

Single

11

1870

North Bovey, Devon, England

Katie

Heyward

Daughter

Single

9

1872

North Bovey, Devon, England

Thomas

Heyward

Father

Widower

79

1802

North Bovey, Devon, England

Walter

Hext

Servant

Single

30

1851

Widcombe, Devon, England

Charlotte

Pike

Servant

Single

33

1848

Wales

Frederick Edward

Heyward

Son

Single

2

1879

North Bovey, Devon, England

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