William Henry Coates (1844 - 1914)

Born 1844 in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Ellen (Raper) Coates — married 20 Sep 1863 in Hunslet, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, St Mary the Virgin

Descendants

Died 1914 at about age 70 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Coates was born in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England.

William was born in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England, in 1844. (Pudsey is a market town in West Yorkshire, England. Once independent, it was incorporated into the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in 1974. It is located midway between Bradford city centre and Leeds city centre). His birth was registered in the second quarter in Bradford. His parents were Frederick Coates, and Sarah Pearson Holmes. He appears to be one of at least eight children.

William married Ellen Raper on September 20, 1863, in Hunslet, Yorkshire, at St Mary the Virgin. According to the parish register, both were nineteen years old. William's occupation listed as "Warehouseman", residing at Kendall Place. The witnesses were Richard Waterton, and Elizabeth Riley.

William and Ellen would have seven children, all born in Hunslet, between 1864 and 1878. (In the 1911 census, Ellen declared she had bore twelve children, but five had died). William and family are enumerated in the 1871 census residing in Hunslet. By 1881, William and six of his children are residing in Royton, Lancashire. Wife Ellen is living with her sister in Stoneferry, East Riding. She is listed as married, and a "General Domestic Servant". Reason for separation is unknown. By 1891, William and Ellen are together and residing in Sutton with Stoneferry, Yorkshire. They are living at Thistleton Dairy Farm, and would continue there through at least 1901. William's occupation in the census' is "Cow Keeper". By 1911, William and Ellen had left the dairy farm and were residing in Hull. William was sixty seven, but still working. He lists his occupation as "Milkman".

William passed away in 1914. His death was registered in the third quarter in Hull, Yorkshire. He was seventy.

Birth

• 1844, Pudsey, Yorkshire, England.
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 23 page 227.^[1]

Residence

• 530 Greenside, Pudsey, Yorkshire: Age 7. Residing with parents, Frederick, "Maker of Woollen Cloth", and Sarah, with seven siblings, ages seventeen, to one year old.
  • England Census 1851: Class: HO107; Piece: 2313; Folio: 430; Page: 3; GSU roll: 87531-940071.^[2]

• 6 Kendell Place, Hunslet, Yorkshire: Age 16. Occupation, "Warpdresser". (Operated a machine to wind yarn from packages onto reel and from reel onto loom beams to prepare multiple colored warps for weaving). Residing with parents, Frederick, "Warp Dresser", and Sarah, with seven siblings, ages twenty six to fourteen years old. One lodger, James Howgate, also at residence.
  • England Census 1861: Class: RG 9; Piece: 3366; Folio: 115; Page: 14; GSU roll: 543121.^[3]

Marriage

• September 20, 1863, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England, St Mary the Virgin.
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 9b page 318.^[4]
  • West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935: Parish Register New Reference Number: RDP44/3/2.
  • St Mary the Virgin, Hunslet, Parish register, Marriages, 1863: page 98 no. 195.^[5]

Residence

• 7 Hatford Street, Hunslet, Yorkshire: Age 27. Occupation, "Laborer in Flax Mill". Residing with wife, Ellen, and three children, ages seven, three, and one year old. William's brother, James, also at residence.
  • England Census 1871: Class: RG10; Piece: 4513; Folio: 6; Page: 8; GSU roll: 848471.^[6]

• 10 Sarah Moor, Royton, Lancashire: Age 38. Occupation, "Stoker in Cotton Mill". Residing with six children, ages fourteen to three years old.
  • England Census 1881: Class: RG11; Piece: 4094; Folio: 19; Page: 31; GSU roll: 1341979.^[7]

• Stoneferry Road, Thistleton Dairy Farm, Sutton [with Stoneferry], Yorkshire: Age 47. Occupation, "Cow Keeper". Residing with wife Ellen, and five children, ages twenty one to thirteen.
  • England Census 1891: Class: RG12; Piece: 3912; Folio: 46; Page: 29; GSU roll: 6099022.^[8]

• Thistleton Dairy Farm, Stoneferry Hull, Sutton, Yorkshire: Age 57. Occupation, "Cow Keeper". Residing with wife, Ellen, and daughter, Hannah, thirty three. Grand daughter, Lily Moxon (mis-spelled as Moton) age three, also at residence.
  • England Census 1901: Class: RG13; Piece: 4467; Folio: 120; Page: 2.^[9]

• 209 New Bridge Road, Hull, Yorkshire: Age 67. Occupation, "Milkman". Residing with wife, Ellen, and two grand children, Lily and Fred Moxon, ages thirteen and twelve. (Children are from daughter Florence).
  • England Census 1911: Class: RG14; Piece: 28659.^[10]

Death

• 1914, Hull, Yorkshire, England.
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 9d page 309.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26BM-FX1 : 1 October 2014), William Henry Coates, 1844; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP9H-Q8H : 8 November 2017), William Coates in household of Frederick Coates, , Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England; citing , Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England, p. 3, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7XN-KQX : 13 December 2017), William Coates in household of Frederick Coates, Hunslet, Yorkshire (West Riding), England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DVF-LH3 : 13 December 2014), William Coates, 1863; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1863, quarter 3, vol. 9B, p. 318, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns (Free Ancestry Image)
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBZH-GSH : 10 December 2017), William Coates, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q275-SSRZ : 13 December 2017), William Coates, Royton, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 31, Piece/Folio 4094/19, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,160.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:75Q9-H6Z : 10 December 2017), William Coates, Sutton With Stoneferry, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (East Riding), England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (East Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSS9-MHM : 8 April 2016), William Henry Coates, Sculcoates, Yorkshire (East Riding), England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Sutton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7T3-7ZT : 3 August 2017), William Coates, Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire (East Riding), England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
11. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J3J-4MM : 31 December 2014), William Coates, 1914; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Hull, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.