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Household of William Henry Bates (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 Henry Bates and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Henry Bates, born in 1854 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William Henry was the head of the household, married to Margaret Bates, born in 1852 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Amos S (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Henry's Sister, Margaret A (born 1861 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), William Henry's Brother, Thomas (born 1866 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), William Henry's Boarder, Nancy (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and William Henry's Boarder, Dinah (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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William Henry Bates's household

Male

William Henry

Bates

Head
Female

Margaret

Bates

Wife
Male

Amos S

Bates

Son
Male

William

Bates

Son
Male

Fred

Bates

Son
Female

Margaret A

Bates

Sister
Male

Thomas

Bates

Brother
Female

Nancy

Parkes

Boarder
Female

Dinah

Wilkinson

Boarder
First name(s) William Henry
Last name Bates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Henry

Bates

Head

Married

27

1854

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Bates

Wife

Married

29

1852

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Amos S

Bates

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Bates

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Fred

Bates

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Bates

Sister

Single

20

1861

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Bates

Brother

Single

15

1866

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Parkes

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Dinah

Wilkinson

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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