In the 1871 census New Adel, Adel, Yorkshire. Head James Coates, age 52, Shepherd, born Kirkgill, Yorkshire. Wife Fanny Coates, age 38, born Marchmington, Yorkshire. Daughter Margaret Coates, age 14, Scholar, born Adel. Son John W. Coates, age 10, Scholar, born Headingley. Son George Coates, age 8, Scholar, born Adel. Son James Coates, age 4, born Adel. Son Thomas H. Coates, age 2, born Adel. Daughter Jane Coates, age 6 months, born Adel.