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Household of William Bates (born 1837, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Malling, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bates, born in 1837 in East Grinstead, Sussex, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily Bates, born in 1842 in Wateringbury, Kent, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1861 in East Malling, Kent, England), George (born 1862 in Larkfield, Kent, England), John (born 1868 in Larkfield, Kent, England), Florence (born 1870 in Larkfield, Kent, England), Ada (born 1873 in Larkfield, Kent, England), Edward (born 1875 in Larkfield, Kent, England), Blanche (born 1878 in Larkfield, Kent, England) and Bertred (born 1880 in Larkfield, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Herbert Buckman, born in 1864 in Kent, England.


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William Bates's household

Male

William

Bates

Head
Female

Emily

Bates

Wife
Male

William

Bates

Son
Male

George

Bates

Son
Male

John

Bates

Son
Female

Florence

Bates

Daughter
Female

Ada

Bates

Daughter
Male

Edward

Bates

Son
Female

Blanche

Bates

Daughter
Male

Bertred

Bates

Son
Male

Herbert

Buckman

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bates

Head

Married

44

1837

East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Emily

Bates

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wateringbury, Kent, England

William

Bates

Son

Single

20

1861

East Malling, Kent, England

George

Bates

Son

Single

19

1862

Larkfield, Kent, England

John

Bates

Son

Single

13

1868

Larkfield, Kent, England

Florence

Bates

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Larkfield, Kent, England

Ada

Bates

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Larkfield, Kent, England

Edward

Bates

Son

Single

6

1875

Larkfield, Kent, England

Blanche

Bates

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Larkfield, Kent, England

Bertred

Bates

Son

Single

1

1880

Larkfield, Kent, England

Herbert

Buckman

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Kent, England

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