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Household of William Yates (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Yates and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Yates, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Yates, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Joseph (born 1810 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and William's Mother In Law, Betty (born 1808 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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William Yates's household

Male

William

Yates

Head
Female

Mary A

Yates

Wife
Male

George

Yates

Son
Male

Joseph

Yates

Son
Female

Margaret

Yates

Daughter
Male

William

Yates

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Yates

Daughter
Female

Alice

Yates

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Houghton

Father In Law
Female

Betty

Houghton

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Yates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Yates

Head

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Yates

Wife

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

George

Yates

Son

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Yates

Son

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Yates

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Yates

Son

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Yates

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Yates

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Houghton

Father In Law

Married

71

1810

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Betty

Houghton

Mother In Law

Married

73

1808

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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