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Household of Matthew Bates (born 1819, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Matthew Bates and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Bates, born in 1819 in Kenton, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Bates, born in 1841 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 1 child; Mary E L, born 1881 in Ryton, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Servant, Mary J (born 1855 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Matthew's Nurse, Margaret (born 1826 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Matthew Bates's household

Male

Matthew

Bates

Head
Female

Henrietta

Bates

Wife
Female

Mary E L

Bates

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Potts

Servant
Female

Margaret

Whittaker

Nurse
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Bates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Kenton, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Bates

Head

Married

62

1819

Kenton, Northumberland, England

Henrietta

Bates

Wife

Married

40

1841

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary E L

Bates

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ryton, Durham, England

Mary J

Potts

Servant

Single

26

1855

Jarrow, Durham, England

Margaret

Whittaker

Nurse

Married

55

1826

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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