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Household of Martha Heaton (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Martha Heaton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Heaton, born in 1817 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Richard, born 1854 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England. She had 1 grandchild; Henry, born 1872 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Martha's Lodger, Richard Massey, born in 1861 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England.


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Martha Heaton's household

Female

Martha

Heaton

Head
Male

Richard

Heaton

Son
Male

Henry

Heaton

Grand Son
Male

Richard

Massey

Lodger
First name(s) Martha
Last name Heaton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Heaton

Head

Widow

64

1817

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Richard

Heaton

Son

Single

27

1854

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Henry

Heaton

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Richard

Massey

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

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