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Household of William Heard (born 1855, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Heard and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Heard, born in 1855 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Heard, born in 1860 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; William R (born 1878 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Mary A (born 1880 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Edward (born 1863 in Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Sister, Susannah (born 1866 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and William's Boarder, Matthew (born 1863 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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William Heard's household

Male

William

Heard

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Heard

Wife
Male

William R

Heard

Son
Female

Mary A

Heard

Daughter
Male

Edward

Heard

Brother
Female

Susannah

Heard

Sister
Male

Matthew

Heard

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Heard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Heard

Head

Married

26

1855

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Elizabeth J

Heard

Wife

Married

21

1860

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

William R

Heard

Son

Single

3

1878

Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary A

Heard

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Heard

Brother

Single

18

1863

Glamorganshire, Wales

Susannah

Heard

Sister

Single

15

1866

Glamorganshire, Wales

Matthew

Heard

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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