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Household of Edward Gates (born 1835, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

Edward Gates and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Gates, born in 1835 in Midhurst, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Maria H Gates, born in 1839 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Arthur (born 1867 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Florance (born 1868 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Fredrick H (born 1870 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Alfred H (born 1871 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Ethel B (born 1873 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Walter E (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Lodger, Frances Povey, born in 1821 in Brighton, Sussex, England.


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Edward Gates's household

Male

Edward

Gates

Head
Female

Maria H

Gates

Wife
Male

Arthur

Gates

Son
Female

Florance

Gates

Daughter
Male

Fredrick H

Gates

Son
Male

Alfred H

Gates

Son
Female

Ethel B

Gates

Daughter
Male

Walter E

Gates

Son
Male

Frances

Povey

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Gates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Midhurst, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Gates

Head

Married

46

1835

Midhurst, Sussex, England

Maria H

Gates

Wife

Married

42

1839

Brighton, Sussex, England

Arthur

Gates

Son

Single

14

1867

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Florance

Gates

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Fredrick H

Gates

Son

Single

11

1870

Brighton, Sussex, England

Alfred H

Gates

Son

Single

10

1871

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ethel B

Gates

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brighton, Sussex, England

Walter E

Gates

Son

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

Frances

Povey

Lodger

Widower

60

1821

Brighton, Sussex, England

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