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Household of William Oates (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hexham, Northumberland, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Oates, born in 1835 in Westoe, Durham, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ann Oates, born in 1847 in Westoe, Durham, England. They had 8 children; Isabella (born 1861 in South Shields, Durham, England), Tom E (born 1864 in South Shields, Durham, England), Frances (born 1868 in South Shields, Durham, England), Eleanor (born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England), Amy (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), William J (born 1874 in Hexham, Northumberland, England), Meggie (born 1879 in Hexham, Northumberland, England) and Albert E (born 1881 in Hexham, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, Matthew (born 1858 in Westoe, Durham, England), William's Servant, Isabella (born 1862 in Willington, Durham, England) and William's Servant, Robert (born 1866 in Shotley, Northumberland, England).


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William Oates's household

Male

William

Oates

Head
Female

Margaret Ann

Oates

Wife
Female

Isabella

Oates

Daughter
Male

Tom E

Oates

Son
Female

Frances

Oates

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Oates

Daughter
Female

Amy

Oates

Daughter
Male

William J

Oates

Son
Female

Meggie

Oates

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Oates

Son
Male

Matthew

Thompson

Brother In Law
Female

Isabella

Hogg

Servant
Male

Robert

Lawson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Oates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Westoe, Durham, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Oates

Head

Married

46

1835

Westoe, Durham, England

Margaret Ann

Oates

Wife

Married

34

1847

Westoe, Durham, England

Isabella

Oates

Daughter

Single

20

1861

South Shields, Durham, England

Tom E

Oates

Son

Single

17

1864

South Shields, Durham, England

Frances

Oates

Daughter

Single

13

1868

South Shields, Durham, England

Eleanor

Oates

Daughter

Single

12

1869

South Shields, Durham, England

Amy

Oates

Daughter

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

William J

Oates

Son

Single

7

1874

Hexham, Northumberland, England

Meggie

Oates

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hexham, Northumberland, England

Albert E

Oates

Son

Single

0

1881

Hexham, Northumberland, England

Matthew

Thompson

Brother In Law

Single

23

1858

Westoe, Durham, England

Isabella

Hogg

Servant

Single

19

1862

Willington, Durham, England

Robert

Lawson

Servant

Single

15

1866

Shotley, Northumberland, England

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