In the 1861 census No. 41 Layton? Road, Rawdon, Yorkshire
Head John Oates, age 35, plumber and glasier, born Horsforth, Yorkshire
Wife Louisa Oates, age 34, plumber and glasier’s wife, born Horsforth
Son Alfred Oates, age 8, scholar, born Horsforth
Daughter Sarah Oates, age 4, scholar, born Horsforth
Daughter Mary Oates, age 1 month, born Rawdon

In the 1871 census Low Green, Rawdon, Yorkshire
Head John Oates, age 44, plumber and glazier employing 2 men and 1 boy, born Horsforth, Yorkshire
Wife Louisa Oates, age 44, born Horsforth
Son Alfred Oates, unmarried, age 18, plumber, born Horsforth
Daughter Sarah Oates, age 14, scholar, born Horsforth
Daughter Mary Oates, age 10, scholar, born Rawdon
Daughter Eliza Oates, age 6, scholar, born Rawdon

Parish Records St. Peter, Rawdon, West Yorkshire
Marriage April 16 1881
George Robert Joshua Wilson, age 20, bachelor contractor’s cashier, residence Huddersfield, father Joshua Wilson contractor and
Mary Oates, age 20, spinster, residence Rawdon, father John Oates, plumber
after banns by Charles ??? Seymour
In the presence of Francis Marshall Hudson and Smith Hudson