William Heaton was born on Sunday 7 January 1872 in Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire.

William married Fanny Hayhurst in 1898 in the Clitheroe Registration District.

He had the following children from his marriage to Fanny Hayhurst:

- William Heaton	born on 27 June 1889 in Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire.
- Isaac Heaton	born in 1901 in Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire.
- Mary Ann Heaton	born around 1903 in Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire.
- Marjorie Isabel Heaton	born on 17 July 1905 in Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire.
- Elsie Margaret Heaton	born on 6 October 1910 in Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire.

The places where he lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1872		Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire.	Note 1.
1901		Lords, Gisburn Forest, Yorkshire.	Census Data.
1939		Foxley Bank Farm, Bowland, Yorkshire.	Census Data.

William was a Farmer.

Details of William's death are not known.

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	See 1901 Census. William's birthplace.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1901	Lords, Gisburn Forest, Yorkshire.
1911	Hungrill Farm, Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire.
1939	Foxley Bank Farm, Bowland, Yorkshire.