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I have tried in the past to find this family in 1851 and/or 1841 without success and have been trying again the last few days but I wondered if anyone else would mind having a go please. I would particularly like to find them as the wife/mother (lignivitre Heaps) died on the 13th June 1860 of Smallpox aged 55 and I would dearly love to see her on a census as she was my Gt Gt Grandmother. It might also help me to track down her birth/parentage as she is such a mystery. The difficulty is knowing where they might be as they appear to be 'travellers', but seemed to be mostly in Derbyshire.
William Heaps married Lignavitre (something unreadable) on 19th Jan 1829 at Snelston Parish Church.
1835 - 17th April Nicholas Heaps was baptised at Baslow Derbyshire – abode given as Snelston.
1840 – 3rd May – George Heaps is baptised at Corringham – Lincolnshire
1846 ish – My Grandmother Millicent Heaps is born – where?
1850 – 14th April – Eliza Heaps is baptised in the Parish of Whitwell, Derbyshire – abode Snelston Peake Derbyshire.
1860 – 13th June - Lignivitre Heaps dies aged 55 of small pox. Informant is Mary Ottowell who was in attendance in Heage.
William’s occupation is usually given as Chair Bottomer – Chair repairer etc.
I have my grandmother Millicent in all census from 1861 and with her father William in 1861 and 1871. Why can’t I find any of them in 1851?
1861 - Class: RG9; Piece: 2436; Folio: 67; Page: 21; GSU roll: 542970 – Millicent is mistranscribed as Millicent Heafes age 15 bc1846 – with father William 56 and presumably her siblings – They have been transcribed (HEAPS) as Eliza 20 George 20 and William 17 – though the ages are difficult to actually make out. They are living with the Quintano family in Ilkeston – Notts
1871 - Class: RG10; Piece: 3606; Folio: 23; Page: 39; GSU – Millicent Heaps (now saying 23 bc1848) is living in Clay Cross Derbyshire with a William Bonsall aged 41 (who she marries in 1873, shortly before his death) also living there are her father William Heaps (now saying 60) and what I believe to be her two daughters with William – Lignum Vita (transcribed as Agnes Vita) 4 and Hannah 11 months.
Birth ref of Lignum V Bonsall is – April-June 1866 Chesterfield 7b 505 and Hannah Bonsall – April-June 1870 Chesterfild 7b 517.
William Heaps married Lignavitre (something unreadable) on 19th Jan 1829 at Snelston Parish Church.
1835 - 17th April Nicholas Heaps was baptised at Baslow Derbyshire – abode given as Snelston.
1840 – 3rd May – George Heaps is baptised at Corringham – Lincolnshire
1846 ish – My Grandmother Millicent Heaps is born – where?
1850 – 14th April – Eliza Heaps is baptised in the Parish of Whitwell, Derbyshire – abode Snelston Peake Derbyshire.
1860 – 13th June - Lignivitre Heaps dies aged 55 of small pox. Informant is Mary Ottowell who was in attendance in Heage.
William’s occupation is usually given as Chair Bottomer – Chair repairer etc.
I have my grandmother Millicent in all census from 1861 and with her father William in 1861 and 1871. Why can’t I find any of them in 1851?
1861 - Class: RG9; Piece: 2436; Folio: 67; Page: 21; GSU roll: 542970 – Millicent is mistranscribed as Millicent Heafes age 15 bc1846 – with father William 56 and presumably her siblings – They have been transcribed (HEAPS) as Eliza 20 George 20 and William 17 – though the ages are difficult to actually make out. They are living with the Quintano family in Ilkeston – Notts
1871 - Class: RG10; Piece: 3606; Folio: 23; Page: 39; GSU – Millicent Heaps (now saying 23 bc1848) is living in Clay Cross Derbyshire with a William Bonsall aged 41 (who she marries in 1873, shortly before his death) also living there are her father William Heaps (now saying 60) and what I believe to be her two daughters with William – Lignum Vita (transcribed as Agnes Vita) 4 and Hannah 11 months.
Birth ref of Lignum V Bonsall is – April-June 1866 Chesterfield 7b 505 and Hannah Bonsall – April-June 1870 Chesterfild 7b 517.
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