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Household of William Heaps (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Heaps and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Heaps, born in 1827 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Heaps, born in 1828 in Bedford, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1854 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1857 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1863 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1866 in Bedford, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1870 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and John W (born 1875 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).


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William Heaps's household

Male

William

Heaps

Head
Female

Alice

Heaps

Wife
Female

Mary A

Heaps

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Heaps

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Heaps

Daughter
Female

Jane

Heaps

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Heaps

Daughter
Male

John W

Heaps

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Heaps
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place 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

54

1827

Lancashire, England

Alice

Heaps

Wife

Married

53

1828

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Heaps

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Heaps

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Heaps

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Jane

Heaps

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Heaps

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bedford, Lancashire, England

John W

Heaps

Son

Single

6

1875

Bedford, Lancashire, England

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