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Household of James Bates (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

James Bates and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bates, born in 1845 in Aston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Bates, born in 1844 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Merlin (born 1870 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1877 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father In Law, Thomas Jackson, born in 1811 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.


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James Bates's household

Male

James

Bates

Head
Female

Mary

Bates

Wife
Male

Thomas

Bates

Son
Male

Merlin

Bates

Son
Female

Annie

Bates

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bates

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Jackson

Father In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Bates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Aston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bates

Head

Married

36

1845

Aston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bates

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bates

Son

Single

14

1867

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Merlin

Bates

Son

Single

11

1870

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Annie

Bates

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bates

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Jackson

Father In Law

Married

70

1811

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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