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Household of William Heaps (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, 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.

William Heaps and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Heaps, born in 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Heaps, born in 1855 in Warrington, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah E (born 1876 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Wife'sister Sister, Sarah E (born 1872 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), William's Boarder, Robert (born 1856 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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William Heaps's household

Male

William

Heaps

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Heaps

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Heaps

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Heaps

Daughter
Female

Edith

Heaps

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Bolesworth

Wife'sister Sister
Male

Robert

Leyland

Boarder
Male

John

Leyland

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Heaps
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Heaps

Head

Married

28

1853

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Heaps

Wife

Married

26

1855

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Heaps

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Heaps

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Edith

Heaps

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Sarah E

Bolesworth

Wife'sister Sister

Single

9

1872

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Robert

Leyland

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Leyland

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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