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Household of Sarah Bates (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Sarah Bates and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Bates, born in 1839 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Lucy M (born 1859 in Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1869 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Florence (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and James H (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England). She had 2 grandchildren; Violette (born 1879 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England) and Lucy M (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Sister, Alice (born 1854 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Sarah's Servant, Annie (born 1856 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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Sarah Bates's household

Female

Sarah

Bates

Head
Female

Lucy M

Mercer

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Bates

Daughter
Male

Charles

Bates

Son
Female

Florence

Bates

Daughter
Male

James H

Bates

Son
Female

Violette

Mercer

Grand Daughter
Female

Lucy M

Mercer

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Heath

Sister
Female

Annie

Hewitt

Servant
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Bates
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Bates

Head

Widow

42

1839

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Lucy M

Mercer

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Bates

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Charles

Bates

Son

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Florence

Bates

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James H

Bates

Son

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Violette

Mercer

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

Lucy M

Mercer

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice

Heath

Sister

Single

27

1854

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Annie

Hewitt

Servant

Single

25

1856

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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