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Household of William Coates (born 1831, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, 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 Coates and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Coates, born in 1831 in Wolsingham, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Coates, born in 1841 in South Hetton, Durham, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1859 in South Hetton, Durham, England), John (born 1863 in South Hetton, Durham, England), Sarah Jane (born 1869 in South Hetton, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1873 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Mary (born 1811 in -) and William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1830 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland).


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William Coates's household

Male

William

Coates

Head
Female

Mary

Coates

Wife
Male

George

Coates

Son
Male

John

Coates

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Coates

Daughter
Male

Robert

Coates

Son
Female

Mary

Howfoot

Visitor
Male

Thomas

White

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Coates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wolsingham, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Coates

Head

Married

50

1831

Wolsingham, Durham, England

Mary

Coates

Wife

Married

40

1841

South Hetton, Durham, England

George

Coates

Son

Single

22

1859

South Hetton, Durham, England

John

Coates

Son

Single

18

1863

South Hetton, Durham, England

Sarah Jane

Coates

Daughter

Single

12

1869

South Hetton, Durham, England

Robert

Coates

Son

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Mary

Howfoot

Visitor

Widow

70

1811

-

Thomas

White

Boarder

Widower

51

1830

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

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