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Household of Thomas W Bates (born 1847, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 W Bates and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W Bates, born in 1847 in Hastings, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Bates, born in 1854 in Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Thomas M (born 1869 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Arthur J (born 1871 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Lucy (born 1874 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Rebecca (born 1877 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas W's Visitor, Alice (born 1865 in Deptford, Kent, England), Thomas W's Servant, Emily (born 1867 in Chelsham, Surrey, England) and Thomas W's Visitor, Ernest (born 1863 in Hayes, Kent, England).


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Thomas W Bates's household

Male

Thomas W

Bates

Head
Female

Rebecca

Bates

Wife
Male

Thomas M

Bates

Son
Male

Arthur J

Bates

Son
Female

Lucy

Bates

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Bates

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lake

Visitor
Female

Emily

Morley

Servant
Male

Ernest

Goodridge

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name Bates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Hastings, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

Bates

Head

Married

34

1847

Hastings, Sussex, England

Rebecca

Bates

Wife

Married

27

1854

Sussex, England

Thomas M

Bates

Son

Single

12

1869

Croydon, Surrey, England

Arthur J

Bates

Son

Single

10

1871

Croydon, Surrey, England

Lucy

Bates

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Croydon, Surrey, England

Rebecca

Bates

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Croydon, Surrey, England

Alice

Lake

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Deptford, Kent, England

Emily

Morley

Servant

Single

14

1867

Chelsham, Surrey, England

Ernest

Goodridge

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Hayes, Kent, England

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