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Household of William Heys (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Heys, born in 1842 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Heys, born in 1843 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth Alice (born 1864 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), John (born 1866 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England) and Louisa (born 1879 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Relative, Isabella (born 1818 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), William's Relative, John (born 1850 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), William's Relatives Daughter, Alice (born 1853 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England) and William's Relatives Son, Joseph (born 1859 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).


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William Heys's household

Male

William

Heys

Head
Female

Mary

Heys

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Alice

Heys

Daughter
Male

John

Heys

Son
Male

Joseph

Heys

Son
Female

Louisa

Heys

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Livsey

Relative
Male

John

Livsey

Relative
Female

Alice

Livsey

Relatives Daughter
Male

Joseph

Livsey

Relatives Son
First name(s) William
Last name Heys
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Heys

Head

Married

39

1842

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Heys

Wife

Married

38

1843

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Alice

Heys

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

John

Heys

Son

Single

15

1866

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Heys

Son

Single

9

1872

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Heys

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Livsey

Relative

Widow

63

1818

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

John

Livsey

Relative

Single

31

1850

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Alice

Livsey

Relatives Daughter

-

28

1853

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Livsey

Relatives Son

Single

22

1859

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

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