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Household of William J Gates (born 1853, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 J Gates and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Gates, born in 1853 in Crawley, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Eliza J Gates, born in 1858 in East Indies. They had 3 children; Marian M (born 1878 in South Norwood, Surrey, England), William S (born 1880 in South Norwood, Surrey, England) and Emily (born 1881 in South Norwood, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Mot In Law, Mary A (born 1825 in Ireland), William J's Father, Stephen (born 1824 in Crawley, Sussex, England), William J's Sister, Georgina K (born 1864 in Crawley, Sussex, England) and William J's Sister, Alice M (born 1865 in Crawley, Sussex, England).


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William J Gates's household

Male

William J

Gates

Head
Female

Eliza J

Gates

Wife
Female

Marian M

Gates

Daughter
Male

William S

Gates

Son
Female

Emily

Gates

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Gurson

Mot In Law
Male

Stephen

Gates

Father
Female

Georgina K

Gates

Sister
Female

Alice M

Gates

Sister
First name(s) William J
Last name Gates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Crawley, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Gates

Head

Married

28

1853

Crawley, Sussex, England

Eliza J

Gates

Wife

Married

23

1858

East Indies

Marian M

Gates

Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Norwood, Surrey, England

William S

Gates

Son

Single

1

1880

South Norwood, Surrey, England

Emily

Gates

Daughter

Single

0

1881

South Norwood, Surrey, England

Mary A

Gurson

Mot In Law

Widow

56

1825

Ireland

Stephen

Gates

Father

Widower

57

1824

Crawley, Sussex, England

Georgina K

Gates

Sister

Single

17

1864

Crawley, Sussex, England

Alice M

Gates

Sister

Single

16

1865

Crawley, Sussex, England

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