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Household of William Oates (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 1827 in Thorne, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Nancy J Oates, born in 1847 in United States. They had 6 children; William H (born 1865 in United States), Mary M (born 1866 in United States), George F (born 1870 in United States), Alice R (born 1874 in United States), Amanda E (born 1877 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England) and Erastus D Miller (born 1881 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England).


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William Oates's household

Male

William

Oates

Head
Female

Nancy J

Oates

Wife
Male

William H

Oates

Son
Female

Mary M

Oates

Daughter
Male

George F

Oates

Son
Female

Alice R

Oates

Daughter
Female

Amanda E

Oates

Daughter
Male

Erastus D Miller

Oates

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Oates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Thorne, 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

54

1827

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Nancy J

Oates

Wife

Married

34

1847

United States

William H

Oates

Son

Single

16

1865

United States

Mary M

Oates

Daughter

Single

15

1866

United States

George F

Oates

Son

Single

11

1870

United States

Alice R

Oates

Daughter

Single

7

1874

United States

Amanda E

Oates

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Erastus D Miller

Oates

Son

Single

0

1881

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

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