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Household of John Oates (born 1833, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Oates, born in 1833 in Breage, Cornwall, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mabel (born 1869 in Breage, Cornwall, England), Ethel M (born 1871 in Breage, Cornwall, England) and Winifred F (born 1880 in Breage, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1804 in Creed, Cornwall, England) and John's Servant, Harriet (born 1855 in Breage, Cornwall, England).


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John Oates's household

Male

John

Oates

Head
Female

Mabel

Oates

Daughter
Female

Ethel M

Oates

Daughter
Female

Winifred F

Oates

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hoskins

Mother In Law
Female

Harriet

Polglase

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Oates
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Breage, Cornwall, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Oates

Head

Widower

48

1833

Breage, Cornwall, England

Mabel

Oates

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Breage, Cornwall, England

Ethel M

Oates

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Breage, Cornwall, England

Winifred F

Oates

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Breage, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Hoskins

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

Creed, Cornwall, England

Harriet

Polglase

Servant

Single

26

1855

Breage, Cornwall, England

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