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Household of William Bates (born 1825, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, Kent, 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.

William Bates and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bates, born in 1825 in Gravesend, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Bates, born in 1847 in Northfleet, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Alice Maud (born 1872 in Gravesend, Kent, England), William (born 1875 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Florence Susan (born 1876 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Rosie (born 1880 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Jane (born 1858 in Northfleet, Kent, England) and William's Servant, Eliza (born 1865 in Kent, England).


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William Bates's household

Male

William

Bates

Head
Female

Susan

Bates

Wife
Female

Alice Maud

Bates

Daughter
Male

William

Bates

Son
Female

Florence Susan

Bates

Daughter
Female

Rosie

Bates

Daughter
Female

Jane

Silvester

Sister In Law
Female

Eliza

Russell

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Bates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Gravesend, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bates

Head

Married

56

1825

Gravesend, Kent, England

Susan

Bates

Wife

Married

34

1847

Northfleet, Kent, England

Alice Maud

Bates

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gravesend, Kent, England

William

Bates

Son

Single

6

1875

Gravesend, Kent, England

Florence Susan

Bates

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gravesend, Kent, England

Rosie

Bates

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Gravesend, Kent, England

Jane

Silvester

Sister In Law

Single

23

1858

Northfleet, Kent, England

Eliza

Russell

Servant

Single

16

1865

Kent, England

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