As census returns are subject to public closure for 100 years because of the potentially sensitive personal information they contain, the English and Welsh census returns that are currently available to the public are as follows:
1841 - taken on 7 June
1851 - taken on 30 March
1861 - taken on 7 April
1871 - taken on 2 April
1881 - taken on 3 April
1891 - taken on 5 April
1901 - taken on 31 March
1911 - taken on 2 April
Whilst the census returns for 1801, 1811, 1821 and 1831 were not preserved in their complete form, there are some areas where returns for these years have been found and some survive in local authority libraries and archives.
1801 - taken on 10 March
1811 - taken on 27 May
1821 - taken on 28 May
1831 - taken on 30 May
The Heap name and its variants originated from Hep 3 areas of land held by a Robert de Hep. The Ville of Hep and Robert de Hep are first mentioned in various Charters of 1210 mainly charters of Roger de Montbegon Lord of Hornby Castle and a surety Baron to the Magna Carta. Robert de Hep was murdered in 1246 by a Peter Charitte. by 1300 the name changed to Hepe. A Charles Heape of Rochdale and his brother carried out research into the name and published their results in a book called "Records of the Family of Heape". Copies of the book can be found in the Oldham and Rochdale Public Libraraies and the library of the University of Lancaster. The only other early reference to Hep I have found is that it was the original name of Shap Abbey...Hep Abbey. By 1300 and 1400 members of the Hep clan had moved to areas near to Hep ie Bury,Oldham, Middleton,Rochdale, Staveley, Prestbury, areas.Robert de Hep in addition to the Land at hep owned land at Failsworth near Oldham/Manchester and Leire in Leicestershire. The Heape Court of Arms where granted to a Thomas Heape of Prestwich
Posted by: Don Heap | 02/25/2010 at 05:27 PM