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Household of William Oates (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 Oates and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Oates, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Oates, born in 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1876 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1880 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Jane (born 1830 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William's Sister In Law Daughter, Harriet (born 1866 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and William's Sister In Law Daughter, Polly (born 1868 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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William Oates's household

Male

William

Oates

Head
Female

Sarah

Oates

Wife
Male

Joseph

Oates

Son
Male

James

Oates

Son
Female

Jane

Sidebotham

Mother
Female

Harriet

Sidebotham

Sister In Law Daughter
Female

Polly

Sidebotham

Sister In Law Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Oates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Oates

Head

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Oates

Wife

Married

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Oates

Son

Single

5

1876

Salford, Lancashire, England

James

Oates

Son

Single

1

1880

Salford, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sidebotham

Mother

Widow

51

1830

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Sidebotham

Sister In Law Daughter

Single

15

1866

Salford, Lancashire, England

Polly

Sidebotham

Sister In Law Daughter

Single

13

1868

Salford, Lancashire, England

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