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Household of William Heay (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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 Heay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Heay, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Heay, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Hamilton (born 1861 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Bryce Macmillan (born 1881 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Ellen Burns, born in 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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William Heay's household

Male

William

Heay

Head
Female

Catherine

Heay

Wife
Male

Hamilton

Heay

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Heay

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Heay

Son
Male

George

Hay

Son
Male

Bryce Macmillan

Hay

Son
Female

Ellen

Burns

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Heay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Heay

Head

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Heay

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hamilton

Heay

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Heay

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew

Heay

Son

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Hay

Son

-

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Bryce Macmillan

Hay

Son

-

0

1881

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Burns

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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