Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Gates (born 1820, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Gates and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gates, born in 1820 in Shoreham, Sussex, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Clara Gates, born in 1820 in Lancing, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; George A (born 1858 in Shoreham, Sussex, England) and Helena (born 1854 in Shoreham, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Jane Whittington, born in 1862 in Sussex, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Gates's household

Male

Thomas

Gates

Head
Female

Clara

Gates

Wife
Male

George A

Gates

Son
Female

Helena

Gates

Daughter
Female

Jane

Whittington

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Shoreham, Sussex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gates

Head

Married

61

1820

Shoreham, Sussex, England

Clara

Gates

Wife

Married

61

1820

Lancing, Sussex, England

George A

Gates

Son

Single

23

1858

Shoreham, Sussex, England

Helena

Gates

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Shoreham, Sussex, England

Jane

Whittington

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sussex, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Gates in Steyning in 1881, and follow the Gates family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Gates

We’ve found Thomas Gates in 101 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Gates' household and view the Gates family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census