In the 1891 census Low Green, Rawdon, Yorkshire
Head Mary Oates, widow, age 38, baker and confectioner, neither employed nor employer, born Rawdon
Daughter Daisy Oates, age 6, born Rawdon
Son John A. Oates, age 3, born Rawdon

In the 1901 census Town Street, Rawdon, Yorkshire
Head Mary Oates, age 48, married [widow?], born Rawdon
Daughter Daisy Oates, age 16, ??? drawer, worker, born Rawdon
Son John A. Oates, age 13, cow boy on farm, worker, born Rawdon
Son James E. Oates, age 4, born Rawdon

In the 1911 census Stoney Croft Farm, Rawdon, West Yorkshire
Head Mary Oates, age 58, widow, 3 children born alive all still living, born Rawdon
Daughter Daisy Oates, age 25, single, woollen weaver, worker, born Rawdon
Son John Alfred Oates, age 23, single, farmer, own account at home, born Rawdon
Son James Edgar Oates, age 14, assistant gardener, worker, born Rawdon