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Household of William Heys (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Heys and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Heys, born in 1827 in Padiham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rachel Heys, born in 1842 in Padiham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1862 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1864 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Ellen Ann (born 1878 in Padiham, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Padiham, Lancashire, England).


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William Heys's household

Male

William

Heys

Head
Female

Rachel

Heys

Wife
Male

James

Heys

Son
Female

Sarah A

Heys

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Heys

Son
Male

William

Heys

Son
Female

Ellen Ann

Heys

Daughter
Female

Mary

Heys

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Heys
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Padiham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Heys

Head

Married

54

1827

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Heys

Wife

Married

39

1842

Padiham, Lancashire, England

James

Heys

Son

Single

19

1862

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Heys

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Heys

Son

Single

11

1870

Padiham, Lancashire, England

William

Heys

Son

Single

9

1872

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Ellen Ann

Heys

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Heys

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Padiham, Lancashire, England

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