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Household of John Oates (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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.

John Oates and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Oates, born in 1838 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Russell (born 1865 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Charles (born 1866 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Alice (born 1869 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Tavistock, Devon, England), John (born 1873 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Frank (born 1879 in Tavistock, Devon, England).


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John Oates's household

Male

John

Oates

Head
Male

Russell

Oates

Son
Male

Charles

Oates

Son
Female

Alice

Oates

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Oates

Son
Male

John

Oates

Son
Male

Thomas

Oates

Son
Male

Frederick

Oates

Son
Male

Frank

Oates

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Oates
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Tavistock, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Oates

Head

Widower

43

1838

Tavistock, Devon, England

Russell

Oates

Son

Single

16

1865

Tavistock, Devon, England

Charles

Oates

Son

Single

15

1866

Tavistock, Devon, England

Alice

Oates

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tavistock, Devon, England

Joseph

Oates

Son

Single

10

1871

Tavistock, Devon, England

John

Oates

Son

Single

8

1873

Tavistock, Devon, England

Thomas

Oates

Son

Single

6

1875

Tavistock, Devon, England

Frederick

Oates

Son

Single

4

1877

Tavistock, Devon, England

Frank

Oates

Son

Single

2

1879

Tavistock, Devon, England

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