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Household of Edwin Bates (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

Edwin Bates and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Bates, born in 1843 in Farnworth, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Mary A Bates, born in 1844 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1868 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1875 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Mother In Law, Abigail (born 1809 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) and Edwin's Lodger, John (born 1811 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).


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Edwin Bates's household

Male

Edwin

Bates

Head
Female

Mary A

Bates

Wife
Male

John

Bates

Son
Male

Samuel

Bates

Son
Female

Ellen

Bates

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Bates

Son
Female

Abigail

Mann

Mother In Law
Male

John

Hargreaves

Lodger
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Bates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Bates

Head

Married

38

1843

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Bates

Wife

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

John

Bates

Son

Single

13

1868

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Bates

Son

Single

6

1875

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bates

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bates

Son

Single

3

1878

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Abigail

Mann

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Accrington, Lancashire, England

John

Hargreaves

Lodger

Widower

70

1811

Accrington, Lancashire, England

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