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Household of Thomas Coats (born 1844, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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 Coats and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Coats, born in 1844 in Godmanstone, Dorset, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Coats, born in 1845 in Dorset, England. They had 1 child; George, born 1874 in Dorchester, Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother, William Shawe, born in 1856 in Dorset, England.


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Thomas Coats's household

Male

Thomas

Coats

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Coats

Wife
Male

George

Coats

Son
Male

William

Shawe

Brother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Coats
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Godmanstone, Dorset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Coats

Head

Married

37

1844

Godmanstone, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Coats

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dorset, England

George

Coats

Son

Single

7

1874

Dorchester, Dorset, England

William

Shawe

Brother

Single

25

1856

Dorset, England

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