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Household of Thomas Bates (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Thomas Bates and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Bates, born in 1827 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Bates, born in 1841 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Albert (born 1864 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Step Son, James E (born 1866 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Step Son, Thomas (born 1868 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Step Son, William (born 1872 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Bates's household

Male

Thomas

Bates

Head
Female

Sarah

Bates

Wife
Male

Thomas

Bates

Son
Male

Albert

Bates

Son
Male

James E

Dobson

Step Son
Male

Thomas

Dobson

Step Son
Male

William

Dobson

Step Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Bates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Bates

Head

Married

54

1827

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Bates

Wife

Married

40

1841

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bates

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Albert

Bates

Son

Single

17

1864

Ashton, Lancashire, England

James E

Dobson

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Bury, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dobson

Step Son

Single

13

1868

Bury, Lancashire, England

William

Dobson

Step Son

Single

9

1872

Heywood, Lancashire, England

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