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Household of Ralph Bates (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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.

Ralph Bates and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ralph Bates, born in 1831 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Ralph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Jane Bates, born in 1844 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Mary Beatrice (born 1869 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Emmeline (born 1872 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1875 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Harry Cecil (born 1876 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Ethel (born 1878 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ralph's Governess, Emily (born 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ralph's Cook, Elizabeth (born 1846 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Ralph's Waitress, Mary (born 1857 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Ralph's Nurse, Mary (born 1831 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Ralph's Under Nurse, Emma (born 1863 in Brierton, Durham, England).


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Ralph Bates's household

Male

Ralph

Bates

Head
Female

Eliza Jane

Bates

Wife
Male

John

Bates

Son
Female

Mary Beatrice

Bates

Daughter
Female

Emmeline

Bates

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Bates

Daughter
Male

Harry Cecil

Bates

Son
Female

Ethel

Bates

Daughter
Female

Emily

Blaine

Governess
Female

Elizabeth

Bramhall

Cook
Female

Mary

Bell

Waitress
Female

Mary

Wilshaw

Nurse
Female

Emma

Harwood

Under Nurse
First name(s) Ralph
Last name Bates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ralph

Bates

Head

Married

50

1831

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Eliza Jane

Bates

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

John

Bates

Son

Single

13

1868

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Mary Beatrice

Bates

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Emmeline

Bates

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Bates

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Harry Cecil

Bates

Son

Single

5

1876

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Bates

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Emily

Blaine

Governess

Single

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bramhall

Cook

Single

35

1846

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Bell

Waitress

Single

24

1857

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilshaw

Nurse

Single

50

1831

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Harwood

Under Nurse

Single

18

1863

Brierton, Durham, England

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