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Household of William Heighway (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, 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 Heighway and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Heighway, born in 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Heighway, born in 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Marian (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Jessie (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor Niece, Jessie C (born 1864 in Scotland) and William's Servant, Eliza (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Heighway's household

Male

William

Heighway

Head
Female

Mary A

Heighway

Wife
Male

William

Heighway

Son
Female

Marian

Heighway

Daughter
Male

Robert

Heighway

Son
Female

Jessie

Heighway

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Heighway

Son
Male

Arthur

Heighway

Son
Female

Jessie C

Davies

Visitor Niece
Female

Eliza

Barlow

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Heighway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Heighway

Head

Married

42

1839

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Heighway

Wife

Married

36

1845

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Heighway

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Marian

Heighway

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert

Heighway

Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Heighway

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Heighway

Son

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Heighway

Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jessie C

Davies

Visitor Niece

Single

17

1864

Scotland

Eliza

Barlow

Servant

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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