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Household of William Heap (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

William Heap and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Heap, born in 1842 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Heap, born in 1846 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph Ths (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), John Robert (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1873 in Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1875 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Betsey (born 1856 in Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Emma (born 1862 in Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Agnes (born 1861 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England).


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William Heap's household

Male

William

Heap

Head
Female

Jane

Heap

Wife
Male

Joseph Ths

Heap

Son
Male

John Robert

Heap

Son
Female

Betsy

Heap

Daughter
Male

Richard

Heap

Son
Female

Betsey

Earnshaw

Sister In Law
Female

Emma

Ramsbottom

Servant
Female

Agnes

Dobson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Heap
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Heap

Head

Married

39

1842

Lancashire, England

Jane

Heap

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lancashire, England

Joseph Ths

Heap

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

John Robert

Heap

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Betsy

Heap

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Richard

Heap

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Betsey

Earnshaw

Sister In Law

Single

25

1856

Lancashire, England

Emma

Ramsbottom

Servant

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Agnes

Dobson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

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