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Household of Richard Gates (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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.

Richard Gates and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Gates, born in 1827 in Sykes, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gates, born in 1836 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1861 in Lancashire, England), David (born 1862 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1864 in Shaw, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1867 in Shaw, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1872 in Lancashire, England) and Mary J (born 1877 in Bacup, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Niece, Eliza A Walmsley, born in 1868 in Chipping, Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Gates's household

Male

Richard

Gates

Head
Female

Margaret

Gates

Wife
Male

William

Gates

Son
Male

David

Gates

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Gates

Daughter
Male

Henry

Gates

Son
Male

John

Gates

Son
Male

Alfred

Gates

Son
Female

Mary J

Gates

Daughter
Female

Eliza A

Walmsley

Niece
First name(s) Richard
Last name Gates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Sykes, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Gates

Head

Married

54

1827

Sykes, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Gates

Wife

Married

45

1836

Lancashire, England

William

Gates

Son

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

David

Gates

Son

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Gates

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Shaw, Lancashire, England

Henry

Gates

Son

Single

14

1867

Shaw, Lancashire, England

John

Gates

Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Alfred

Gates

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Mary J

Gates

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Eliza A

Walmsley

Niece

Single

13

1868

Chipping, Yorkshire, England

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