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Household of William Martin Coates (born 1812, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alderbury, Wiltshire, 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 Martin Coates and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Martin Coates, born in 1812 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 15 members. William Martin was the head of the household, married to Caroline Coates, born in 1816 in Devon, England. They had 5 children; Harcourt (born 1853 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England), Gilbert (born 1856 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England), Frank (born 1862 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England), Edith (born 1851 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) and Florence (born 1855 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Herbert (born 1877 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England) and Percy (born 1881 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Martin's Servant, Fanny (born 1864 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), William Martin's Servant, Alfred (born 1868 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England), William Martin's Servant, Maria (born 1855 in Queen Camel, Somerset, England), William Martin's Servant, Harriet (born 1858 in Damerham, Wiltshire, England), William Martin's Servant, Louisa (born 1835 in Bodenham, Wiltshire, England) and William Martin's Servant, William (born 1859 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England).


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William Martin Coates's household

Male

William Martin

Coates

Head
Female

Caroline

Coates

Wife
Male

Harcourt

Coates

Son
Male

Gilbert

Coates

Son
Male

Frank

Coates

Son
Female

Edith

Coates

Daughter
Female

Florence

Smith

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Smith

Grand Son
Male

Percy

Smith

Grand Son
Female

Fanny

Anthony

Servant
Male

Alfred

Mould

Servant
Female

Maria

Farrhing

Servant
Female

Harriet

Tiller

Servant
Female

Louisa

Bell

Servant
Male

William

Ireland

Servant
First name(s) William Martin
Last name Coates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Martin

Coates

Head

Married

69

1812

Colchester, Essex, England

Caroline

Coates

Wife

Married

65

1816

Devon, England

Harcourt

Coates

Son

Single

28

1853

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Gilbert

Coates

Son

Single

25

1856

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Frank

Coates

Son

Single

19

1862

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Edith

Coates

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Florence

Smith

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Herbert

Smith

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Percy

Smith

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Fanny

Anthony

Servant

Single

17

1864

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Alfred

Mould

Servant

Single

13

1868

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Maria

Farrhing

Servant

Single

26

1855

Queen Camel, Somerset, England

Harriet

Tiller

Servant

Single

23

1858

Damerham, Wiltshire, England

Louisa

Bell

Servant

Single

46

1835

Bodenham, Wiltshire, England

William

Ireland

Servant

Single

22

1859

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

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