John Heaps

John Heaps was born in 1885 at Worksop, he was the son of Samuel Heaps and Lucy Stubbins married in Worksop in 1877.

His father the late Samuel Heaps was born in 1860 at Worksop he died in 1885 aged 25 yrs ,his mother the late Lucy Stubbings was born in 1856 at Norton, she died in 1891 aged 35 yrs .
Whilst living at 37 Waestgate, Worksop, they had four children, Charlotte Rose in 1879, Christopher in 1881, George Samuel 1882 and John in 1884. Christopher died in infancy shortly after being born. 4 years later, Samuel Heaps died in 1885 age 25 and to make matters worse for the children, their mother Lucy died in 1891 age 35.
Charlotte Rose Heaps married George Bowskill in 1897 in Worksop. She was chief mourner at George’s funeral. In 1891, George was living with his maternal uncle and family, John and Sarah Heaps at 8 Cemetery Road, Cheapside, Worksop, and by 1901 was living as a boarder and working as a cattle-man in Belph, Whitwell, Derbyshire.

John Heaps married Minnie Sims in 1910 in Worksop and lived at 25 Newgate Street. They had three children all born in Worksop, Lilly May Heaps 1910, Rosie 1912 and George Samuel born 1915.

In the 1911 census John was living at 25 Newgate Street, Worksop, he is shown as being 26 yrs and is a bricklayers labourer, he is living with his wife Minnie 20 yrs and their daughter Lilly May 6 months old.

Commencing 27th August 1917 his widow was awarded a pension on 22 shillings and 11 pence a week, at this time she was living at 102 Sandys Lane, Worksop.