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Household of John Bates (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1817 in Liversedge, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bates, born in 1832 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1849 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1855 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1861 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1864 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Louisa (born 1864 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Bessy Porritt, born in 1860 in Batley, Yorkshire, England.


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John Bates's household

Male

John

Bates

Head
Female

Sarah

Bates

Wife
Female

Sarah

Bates

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Bates

Son
Female

Jane

Bates

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Bates

Son
Female

Louisa

Bates

Daughter
Female

Bessy

Porritt

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bates

Head

Married

64

1817

Liversedge, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Bates

Wife

Married

49

1832

Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Bates

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Bates

Son

Single

26

1855

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Bates

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Bates

Son

Single

17

1864

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Bates

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Bessy

Porritt

Servant

Single

21

1860

Batley, Yorkshire, England

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