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Household of William Hey (born 1844, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Hey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hey, born in 1844 in Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Hey, born in 1850 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 5 children; Ada J (born 1873 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Florence M (born 1874 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Annie F (born 1875 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), William G (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Frederick E (born 1880 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Charles John Wood, born in 1862 in Charlton, Kent, England.


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William Hey's household

Male

William

Hey

Head
Female

Mary

Hey

Wife
Female

Ada J

Hey

Daughter
Female

Florence M

Hey

Daughter
Female

Annie F

Hey

Daughter
Male

William G

Hey

Son
Male

Frederick E

Hey

Son
Male

Charles John

Wood

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Hey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hey

Head

Married

37

1844

Norfolk, England

Mary

Hey

Wife

Married

31

1850

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Ada J

Hey

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Florence M

Hey

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Annie F

Hey

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Mile End, Middlesex, England

William G

Hey

Son

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Frederick E

Hey

Son

Single

1

1880

-

Charles John

Wood

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Charlton, Kent, England

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