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Household of William Oates (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 1851 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Oates, born in 1853 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, George Edward (born 1857 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder Head, Harriet (born 1846 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder Daughter, Sarah Jane (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Oates's household

Male

William

Oates

Head
Female

Sarah

Oates

Wife
Male

George Edward

Oates

Brother
Female

Annie

Oates

Daughter
Male

William

Oates

Son
Male

John

Oates

Son
Female

Harriet

Markham

Boarder Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Markham

Boarder Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Oates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Sheffield, 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

30

1851

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Oates

Wife

Married

28

1853

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George Edward

Oates

Brother

Single

24

1857

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Oates

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Oates

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Oates

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Markham

Boarder Head

Widow

35

1846

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Markham

Boarder Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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