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Household of Thomas Heighway (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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 Heighway and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Heighway, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah M Heighway, born in 1854 in Goole, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1878 in Sale, Cheshire, England) and Kathleen (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Ann M (born 1829 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Servant, Lavinia (born 1858 in Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Heighway's household

Male

Thomas

Heighway

Head
Female

Hannah M

Heighway

Wife
Female

Jessie

Heighway

Daughter
Female

Kathleen

Heighway

Daughter
Female

Ann M

Bradshaw

Mother In Law
Female

Lavinia

Ellerton

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Hardwick

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Heighway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Heighway

Head

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah M

Heighway

Wife

Married

27

1854

Goole, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Heighway

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sale, Cheshire, England

Kathleen

Heighway

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann M

Bradshaw

Mother In Law

Widow

52

1829

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Lavinia

Ellerton

Servant

Single

23

1858

Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Hardwick

Servant

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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