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Household of Thomas Heaton (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Thomas Heaton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Heaton, born in 1842 in Catterall, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Heaton, born in 1844 in Longton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1869 in Preston, Dorset, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Preston, Dorset, England) and John (born 1878 in Preston, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Ann (born 1873 in Preston, Dorset, England), Thomas's Sister In Law, Jennett (born 1848 in Longton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Brother In Law, William (born 1859 in Longton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Heaton's household

Male

Thomas

Heaton

Head
Female

Mary

Heaton

Wife
Female

Margaret

Heaton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Heaton

Daughter
Male

John

Heaton

Son
Female

Ann

Wignall

Niece
Female

Jennett

Wignall

Sister In Law
Male

William

Wignall

Brother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Heaton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Catterall, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Heaton

Head

Married

39

1842

Catterall, Lancashire, England

Mary

Heaton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Longton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Heaton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Preston, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Heaton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Preston, Dorset, England

John

Heaton

Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Dorset, England

Ann

Wignall

Niece

Single

8

1873

Preston, Dorset, England

Jennett

Wignall

Sister In Law

-

33

1848

Longton, Lancashire, England

William

Wignall

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Longton, Lancashire, England

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