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Household of William Bates (born 1842, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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 1842 in Walsall, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace Bates, born in 1846 in Rimington, Northamptonshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Northampton), Sarah (born 1870 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England), Henry (born 1873 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Rebecca (born 1876 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and Jesse (born 1878 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother, Henry Bates, born in 1849 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.


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William Bates's household

Male

William

Bates

Head
Female

Grace

Bates

Wife
Male

William

Bates

Son
Female

Sarah

Bates

Daughter
Male

Henry

Bates

Son
Female

Rebecca

Bates

Daughter
Male

Jesse

Bates

Son
Male

Henry

Bates

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Bates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bates

Head

Married

39

1842

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Grace

Bates

Wife

Married

35

1846

Rimington, Northamptonshire, England

William

Bates

Son

Single

13

1868

Northampton

Sarah

Bates

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Henry

Bates

Son

Single

8

1873

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Rebecca

Bates

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Jesse

Bates

Son

Single

3

1878

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Bates

Brother

Single

32

1849

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

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