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Household of John Bates (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

John Bates and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bates, born in 1841 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catharine P Bates, born in 1848 in Shifnal, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; Walter C (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Kate E (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England) and Lilly E (born 1880 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Annie (born 1841 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), John's Lodger, William H (born 1875 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and John's Lodger, James A (born 1879 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).


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John Bates's household

Male

John

Bates

Head
Female

Catharine P

Bates

Wife
Male

Walter C

Bates

Son
Female

Kate E

Bates

Daughter
Female

Lilly E

Bates

Daughter
Female

Annie

Thompson

Lodger
Male

William H

Thompson

Lodger
Male

James A

Thompson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bates

Head

Married

40

1841

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Catharine P

Bates

Wife

Married

33

1848

Shifnal, Shropshire, England

Walter C

Bates

Son

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Kate E

Bates

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Lilly E

Bates

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Thompson

Lodger

Widow

40

1841

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

William H

Thompson

Lodger

Single

6

1875

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

James A

Thompson

Lodger

Single

2

1879

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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