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Household of Edward W Gates (born 1834, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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 W Gates and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward W Gates, born in 1834 in Dover, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Edward W was the head of the household, married to Mary N Gates, born in 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary J (born 1863 in Exeter, Devon, England), John W (born 1866 in Exeter, Devon, England), Jessie C (born 1869 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Horace C (born 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward W's Visitor, Colmar B (born 1839 in India), Edward W's Servant, Emma M (born 1859 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Edward W's Servant, Helen (born 1861 in Hookway, Devon, England).


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Edward W Gates's household

Male

Edward W

Gates

Head
Female

Mary N

Gates

Wife
Female

Mary J

Gates

Daughter
Male

John W

Gates

Son
Female

Jessie C

Gates

Daughter
Male

Horace C

Gates

Son
Male

Colmar B

Symes

Visitor
Female

Emma M

Drew

Servant
Female

Helen

Searle

Servant
First name(s) Edward W
Last name Gates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dover, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward W

Gates

Head

Married

47

1834

Dover, Kent, England

Mary N

Gates

Wife

Married

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary J

Gates

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Exeter, Devon, England

John W

Gates

Son

Single

15

1866

Exeter, Devon, England

Jessie C

Gates

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Exeter, Devon, England

Horace C

Gates

Son

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

Colmar B

Symes

Visitor

Widower

42

1839

India

Emma M

Drew

Servant

Single

22

1859

Woolwich, Kent, England

Helen

Searle

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hookway, Devon, England

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