James Albert Richard HEAP

1871 - 1935  (63 years)   Has 8 ancestors and 10 descendants in this family tree.

James HEAP

1847 -

Birth	Between Jul 1847 and Sep 1847	Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, England
Father	Lawrence HEAP,   b. Abt 1826, Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, England
Mother	Jane HARGREAVES,   b. Abt 1827, Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Jan 1847 and Mar 1847	Burnley, Lancashire, England
Family 1	Betsy Ann BIRTWISTLE,   b. Between Jan 1845 and Mar 1845, Higher Booths, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Jul 1870 and Sep 1870	Haslingden, Lancashire, England
Children	+ 1. James Albert Richard HEAP,   b. Between Oct 1871 and Dec 1871, Higher Booths, Lancashire, England
Family 2	Elizabeth BIRTWISTLE,   b. Abt 1844, Higher Booths, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Apr 1872 and Jun 1872	Haslingden, Lancashire, England
Children	1. Abraham HEAP,   b. Between Jan 1875 and Mar 1875, Higher Booths, Lancashire, England   2. Margaret Jane HEAP,   b. Between Apr 1888 and Jun 1888, Higher Booths, Lancashire, England

Betsy Ann BIRTWISTLE

1845 - 1871  (26 years)

Birth	Between Jan 1845 and Mar 1845	Higher Booths, Lancashire, England
Died	Between Oct 1871 and Dec 1871	Haslingden, Lancashire, England
	Age: 26y
Father	Richard BIRTWISTLE
Mother	Mary ASHWORTH
Family	James HEAP,   b. Between Jul 1847 and Sep 1847, Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Jul 1870 and Sep 1870	Haslingden, Lancashire, England
Children	+ 1. James Albert Richard HEAP,   b. Between Oct 1871 and Dec 1871, Higher Booths, Lancashire, England

Margaret WOODBURN

1875 -

Birth	Between Jan 1875 and Mar 1875	Millom, Cumberland, England
Christened	21 Mar 1875	Millom, Cumberland, England
Father	William Jones WOODBURN,   b. Between Jul 1843 and Sep 1843, Millom, Cumberland, England
Mother	Elizabeth WILSON,   b. Abt 1846, Pennington, Lancashire, England
Married	10 Jun 1865	Millom, Cumberland, England
	Address: Holy Trinity Church
Family	James Albert Richard HEAP,   b. Between Oct 1871 and Dec 1871, Higher Booths, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Jan 1894 and Mar 1894	Bootle, Cumberland, England
Children	+ 1. Betsy Ann HEAP,   b. 29 Jun 1895, Haslingden, Lancashire, England + 2. Emma HEAP,   b. 8 Jul 1897, Haslingden, Lancashire, England   3. James William HEAP,   b. Between Apr 1899 and Jun 1899, Haslingden, Lancashire, England   4. John Richard HEAP,   b. Between Jan 1903 and Mar 1903, Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Betsy Ann HEAP

1895 - 1980  (84 years)

Birth	29 Jun 1895	Haslingden, Lancashire, England
Died	20 Feb 1980	Bacup, Lancashire, England
	Age: 84y
	Address: 1 Garden Street, Stacksteads
Father	James Albert Richard HEAP,   b. Between Oct 1871 and Dec 1871, Higher Booths, Lancashire, England
Mother	Margaret WOODBURN,   b. Between Jan 1875 and Mar 1875, Millom, Cumberland, England
Married	Between Jan 1894 and Mar 1894	Bootle, Cumberland, England
Family	Charles IVES,   b. 23 Apr 1874, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
Married	Between Apr 1921 and Jun 1921	Hyndburn, Lancashire, England
	Address: Hyndburn Register Office
Children	1. Margaret IVES,   b. Between Oct 1922 and Dec 1922, Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Emma HEAP

1897 -

Birth	8 Jul 1897	Haslingden, Lancashire, England
Father	James Albert Richard HEAP,   b. Between Oct 1871 and Dec 1871, Higher Booths, Lancashire, England
Mother	Margaret WOODBURN,   b. Between Jan 1875 and Mar 1875, Millom, Cumberland, England
Married	Between Jan 1894 and Mar 1894	Bootle, Cumberland, England
Family	Joseph HOLDEN,   b. 18 May 1896, Haslingden, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Jan 1920 and Mar 1920	Haslingden, Lancashire, England

James William HEAP

1899 - 1916  (16 years)

Birth	Between Apr 1899 and Jun 1899	Haslingden, Lancashire, England
Died	17 Mar 1916	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
	Age: 16y
	Cause: Result of wounds
	Address: Birmingham Military Hospital
Father	James Albert Richard HEAP,   b. Between Oct 1871 and Dec 1871, Higher Booths, Lancashire, England
Mother	Margaret WOODBURN,   b. Between Jan 1875 and Mar 1875, Millom, Cumberland, England
Married	Between Jan 1894 and Mar 1894	Bootle, Cumberland, England

John Richard HEAP

1903 -

Birth	Between Jan 1903 and Mar 1903	Haslingden, Lancashire, England
Father	James Albert Richard HEAP,   b. Between Oct 1871 and Dec 1871, Higher Booths, Lancashire, England
Mother	Margaret WOODBURN,   b. Between Jan 1875 and Mar 1875, Millom, Cumberland, England
Married	Between Jan 1894 and Mar 1894	Bootle, Cumberland, England

• Name	James Albert Richard HEAP
  Birth	Between Oct 1871 and Dec 1871	Higher Booths, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Male
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Higher Booths, Lancashire, England   [2]
  	Age: 9y
  	Address: Hart Hill Farm, Higher Booths
  	Relation to Head of House: Son Scholar
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Higher Booths, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Age: 19y
  	Address: Hart Hill Farm, Higher Booths
  	Relation to Head of House: Son Farmer's son Note that his future wife, Margaret Woodburn, is a servant with the family
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	Higher Booths, Lancashire, England
  	Farmer's Son
  	Age: 19y
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Haslingden, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Age: 29y
  	Address: Tor View Farm
  	Farmer
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	Haslingden, Lancashire, England
  	Farmer
  	Age: 29y
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Haslingden, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Age: 39y
  	Address: Tor View Farm
  	Farmer Married 17 years, 4 children, all living
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Haslingden, Lancashire, England   [6]
  	Age: 47y 7m
  	Address: 31 Rawtenstall Road
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Labourer on Permanent Way - Corporation Tramways
  Ancestor Count	8
  Descendant Count	10
  Reference Number	B 0270b
  _UID	5576160723B145629AC2E105ABC19C6B183B
  Death	Between Jul 1935 and Sep 1935	Bury, Lancashire, England   [7]
  	Age: 63y
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I1374	Dave
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	James HEAP,   b. Between Jul 1847 and Sep 1847, Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, England
  Mother	Betsy Ann BIRTWISTLE,   b. Between Jan 1845 and Mar 1845, Higher Booths, Lancashire, England d. Between Oct 1871 and Dec 1871, Haslingden, Lancashire, England (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	Between Jul 1870 and Sep 1870	Haslingden, Lancashire, England   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret WOODBURN,   b. Between Jan 1875 and Mar 1875, Millom, Cumberland, England
  Marriage	Between Jan 1894 and Mar 1894	Bootle, Cumberland, England   [10]
  Children	+ 1. Betsy Ann HEAP,   b. 29 Jun 1895, Haslingden, Lancashire, England d. 20 Feb 1980, Bacup, Lancashire, England (Age 84 years) + 2. Emma HEAP,   b. 8 Jul 1897, Haslingden, Lancashire, England   3. James William HEAP,   b. Between Apr 1899 and Jun 1899, Haslingden, Lancashire, England d. 17 Mar 1916, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England (Age 16 years)   4. John Richard HEAP,   b. Between Jan 1903 and Mar 1903, Haslingden, Lancashire, England
  Family ID	F437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between Oct 1871 and Dec 1871 - Higher Booths, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 9y,Address: Hart Hill Farm, Higher Booths - 3 Apr 1881 - Higher Booths, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 19y,Address: Hart Hill Farm, Higher Booths - 5 Apr 1891 - Higher Booths, Lancashire, England Occupation - Farmer's Son,Age: 19y - 5 Apr 1891 - Higher Booths, Lancashire, England Marriage - Between Jan 1894 and Mar 1894 - Bootle, Cumberland, England Census - Age: 29y,Address: Tor View Farm - 31 Mar 1901 - Haslingden, Lancashire, England Occupation - Farmer,Age: 29y - 31 Mar 1901 - Haslingden, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 39y,Address: Tor View Farm - 2 Apr 1911 - Haslingden, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 47y 7m,Address: 31 Rawtenstall Road - 19 Jun 1921 - Haslingden, Lancashire, England Death - Age: 63y - Between Jul 1935 and Sep 1935 - Bury, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1871 OND Haslingden 8E 126. GRO Checked [S763] 1881 Census - RG 11/4132 F55 P21 - Heap, James (1847). [S544] 1891 Census - RG 12/3349 F030 P01 - Heap, james. [S550] 1901 Census - RG 13/3855 F24 P39 - Heap. [S766] 1911 Census - RG 14/24739 SN186 - Heap, James Albert R. [S3857] 1921 Census RG15-20104-0893 - Heap, James A. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1935 JAS Bury 8C 441. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1870 JAS Haslingden 8E 221. She is listed as Betsy Ann Birtwistle Hyndburn Registrar's Office [S1008] Marriage Entry - Heap, James - Birtwistle, Betsy Ann. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, JFM 1894 Bootle 10B 886.