HEFFORD 1841 Census

[ballach]

HI LOOKUP PLEASE
JOHN HEFFORD C.1806 HEAD SHOEMAKER/BOOTMAKER
HANNAH HEFFORD WIFE.
CLARA HEFFORD DAU.
JOHN HEFFORD SON.
also if possible i am looking for john's father and mother
SAMUEL AND MARTHA HEFFORD
THANKYOU SUE
P.S THEY MAY BE UNDER HUFFER THEY WERE IN THE 1851!!!!
SORRY WRONG BOARD

[Tati]

Hi Ballach,

1841
HO107/2814 9 12
Wokingham
Down Street
John Heffer, 35, Shoe M
Hannah, 30
Clara, 9
Hannah, 8
John, 6
Ellen, 4
William, 2
Thomas, 6mo

All born in county.

Tanja

[behindthefrogs]

In case you start looking at maps Down Street was what is now known as Denmark Street and runs south from Wokingham Town Hall.

David

[ballach]

HI David
Thanks for that i was wondering where Down Street was! we did know however that there was a family house in Denmark street. Must be one of the same, thanks again
ballach

[ballach]

Hi Tanya
Thanks for that and again the census has sent up another name for me.
I fear as often happened a lot of children didn't make it.
Ballach

[behindthefrogs]

The history of the naming of Denmark Street is that it was originally called "le don" meaning "Hill Street".  It was renamed from Down Street to Denmark Street in 1863 when Princess Alexandra of Denmark came to England to marry the future Edward VII.

Were your family called Heffer when the family house was there?  I have access to a lot of history of the town and may be able to tell you more.  Can you locate the house more accurately?

David

[ballach]

Hi David
yes there were Heffer then but through time it changed to Hefford!!
from the 1851 census they lived at 66 Down Street.
I have been told that John did have some houses built himself, but do not know where, but i have had it in the back of my mind that they may have been May Cottages London Road Wokingham, the reason for this is that by 1881 his dau. Clara and her husband are living at one of them. ant info that you have i would be really interested in
Ballach

[behindthefrogs]

I have nothing immediate but I am intrigued by May Cottages.  The land to the north of the London Road that is Norrey's Farm and Keephatch Farm were at various time farmed by the May family.  The cottages seem likely to have been built on their land.

66 Down Street gives me a problem.  I wonder if in 1841 in was just a house count in the census and not an actual house number.

I note that in 1881 a Henry Hefford, tailor, was living at 6 Jessore Place, which I think was in the lower part of Denmark Street between "The Dukes Head" and the gas works.

What was the married name of the daughter who lived in May Cottages?  I would like to locate them.

David

[ballach]

1881 Henry Hefford was  Clara's sister he is my g.grandfather!!
Clara's surname was Bowyer but there is a transcribing error and it is under Beaver
 1861- living at 12 london road wokingham then 1871 81 london road under Mays Cottages. I have had a look at the census form and it is hard to say if it is a house number or house count let me know if i can help anymore

Ballach