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Household of Richard Heptinstall (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Richard Heptinstall and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Heptinstall, born in 1820 in Castleford, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; John R (born 1857 in Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England) and William T (born 1860 in Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Ellen (born 1821 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Richard's Servant, Mary Ellen (born 1857 in Barnby Dun, Yorkshire, England) and Richard's Servant, Louisa (born 1869 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Heptinstall's household

Male

Richard

Heptinstall

Head
Male

John R

Heptinstall

Son
Male

William T

Heptinstall

Son
Female

Ellen

Green

Servant
Female

Mary Ellen

Rowley

Servant
Female

Louisa

Kershaw

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Heptinstall
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Heptinstall

Head

Widower

61

1820

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

John R

Heptinstall

Son

Single

24

1857

Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England

William T

Heptinstall

Son

Single

21

1860

Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Green

Servant

Widow

60

1821

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Rowley

Servant

Single

24

1857

Barnby Dun, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Kershaw

Servant

Single

12

1869

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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