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Household of William Hey (born 1855, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hey, born in 1855 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Hey, born in 1856 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Eliza A (born 1876 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1878 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England) and James W (born 1880 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Relative, Jane A Brearley, born in 1865 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England.


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William Hey's household

Male

William

Hey

Head
Female

Sarah

Hey

Wife
Female

Eliza A

Hemingway

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Hemingway

Son
Male

James W

Hey

Son
Female

Jane A

Brearley

Relative
First name(s) William
Last name Hey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hey

Head

Married

26

1855

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Hey

Wife

Married

25

1856

Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England

Eliza A

Hemingway

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Hemingway

Son

Single

3

1878

Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England

James W

Hey

Son

Single

1

1880

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Jane A

Brearley

Relative

Single

16

1865

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

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