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Household of William Oates (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Oates, born in 1836 in Royston, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Oates, born in 1844 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; George Hey (born 1866 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1868 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1872 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), William F (born 1874 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Ernest O (born 1876 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1879 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, George (born 1809 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Benjamin (born 1860 in Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Maria (born 1806 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Oates's household

Male

William

Oates

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Oates

Wife
Male

George Hey

Oates

Son
Male

Albert

Oates

Son
Male

Walter

Oates

Son
Male

William F

Oates

Son
Male

Ernest O

Oates

Son
Male

Herbert

Oates

Son
Male

George

Oxtaby

Father In Law
Male

Benjamin

Winterbottom

Servant
Female

Maria

Winterbottom

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Oates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Royston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Oates

Head

Married

45

1836

Royston, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Oates

Wife

Married

37

1844

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

George Hey

Oates

Son

Single

15

1866

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Oates

Son

Single

13

1868

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Oates

Son

Single

9

1872

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

William F

Oates

Son

Single

7

1874

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Ernest O

Oates

Son

Single

5

1876

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Oates

Son

Single

2

1879

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

George

Oxtaby

Father In Law

Married

72

1809

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Winterbottom

Servant

Single

21

1860

Yorkshire, England

Maria

Winterbottom

Servant

Single

75

1806

Yorkshire, England

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