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Household of William Oates (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Oates, born in 1834 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Oates, born in 1844 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Selina (born 1870 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1878 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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William Oates's household

Male

William

Oates

Head
Female

Sarah

Oates

Wife
Female

Selina

Oates

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Oates

Son
Male

Fred

Oates

Son
Male

Ernest

Oates

Son
Female

Mary J

Oates

Daughter
Female

Edith

Oates

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Oates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Oates

Head

Married

47

1834

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Oates

Wife

Married

37

1844

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Selina

Oates

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Oates

Son

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Oates

Son

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Oates

Son

Single

5

1876

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Oates

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Oates

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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