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Household of Alexander Coates (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Settle, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander Coates and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Coates, born in 1835 in Burton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Betsy Coates, born in 1842 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1869 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England), James E (born 1873 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England), Betsy (born 1875 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England) and Alexander (born 1880 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, William Bowman, born in 1819 in Penrith, Cumberland, England.


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Alexander Coates's household

Male

Alexander

Coates

Head
Female

Betsy

Coates

Wife
Female

Mary

Coates

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Coates

Son
Male

James E

Coates

Son
Female

Betsy

Coates

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Coates

Son
Male

William

Bowman

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Coates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Burton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Coates

Head

Married

46

1835

Burton in Lonsdale, Yorkshire, England

Betsy

Coates

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Coates

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Coates

Son

Single

10

1871

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

James E

Coates

Son

Single

8

1873

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Betsy

Coates

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Alexander

Coates

Son

Single

1

1880

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

William

Bowman

Servant

Single

62

1819

Penrith, Cumberland, England

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