Hy Jas[1] is the name shown on the 1891 census but is a common shortening of Henry James at the time
Henry's father and his family lived at Upper Walhouse Street, Walsall from 1881 to 1901
Household Role DoB Birthplace
Henry Bates Head 1852 Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Anne Machin Wife 1854 Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Edward Machin Bates Son 1876 Walsall, Staffordshire
Ada Mary Bates Daughter 1878 Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Henry James (Hy Jas) Bates Son age 1 in 1880 Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Arthur Willam Bates Son 1882 Staffordshire, England
Sidney Frank Bates Son 1884 Walsall, Staffordshire
James Machin Father-In-Law when age76 born in 1825 Walsall, Staffordshire
Fact: Christening (6 Aug 1879) St. George, Walsall, Stafford, England
Sources
↑ Very many thanks to Melanie Paul for her excellent input that Hy is a common abbreviation for Henry, and Jas is a common abbreviation for James (especially on documents).
Add to that, there is a Henry James Bates born September Quarter (July to September) of 1879, in Walsall, mother's maiden name Machin (GRO Reference:1879 S Quarter in WALSALL Volume 06B Page 692); and none at all in 1880.
"England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch : 13 December 2017), Henry Bates, Walsall Foreign, Staffordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," citing p. 49, Piece/Folio 2826/157, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,807. Census 1881
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Hy is a common abbreviation for Henry, and Jas is a common abbreviation for James (especially on documents).
Add to that, there is a Henry James Bates born September Quarter (July to September) of 1879, in Walsall, mother's maiden name Machin (GRO Reference:1879 S Quarter in WALSALL Volume 06B Page 692); and none at all in 1880.
There is also an Arthur William Bates, same mother's last name, born the September Quarter of 1881 (GRO Reference:1881 S Quarter in WALSALL Volume 06B Page 689)
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Hy is a common abbreviation for Henry, and Jas is a common abbreviation for James (especially on documents). Add to that, there is a Henry James Bates born September Quarter (July to September) of 1879, in Walsall, mother's maiden name Machin (GRO Reference:1879 S Quarter in WALSALL Volume 06B Page 692); and none at all in 1880. There is also an Arthur William Bates, same mother's last name, born the September Quarter of 1881 (GRO Reference:1881 S Quarter in WALSALL Volume 06B Page 689)