There is on Genesunited - info on this family group i.e. 1901 census and earlier census returns…..

'Gertrude STERRY was his housekeeper and not daughter and her 1st 2 children were his and she later married and had more and was never married to William COATES'

William COATES died J/A/S Qtr 1901 Cheltenham, age 66 - birth date abt 1835)

Gertrude Emily STERRY later married Wallace JONES, North St John the Baptist 1902.

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Which is born out by earlier census returns.

Ancestry UK, Railway Employment Record (in brief - obviously a bit more info on the two pages)

Name: Frederick Geo COATES

Birth Date: 24 June 1900

Residence Date: 5 Jan 1917

Age: 16

Station: Gloucester

Company : Great Western

Description: No. 13 1888-1920 Swindon Division

Occupation: E Cleaner to Fireman

(in previous reply - Frederick STERRY is aged 9 months 1901 census) His birth date on Railway Records is 24 June 1900.

1901 census taken 31 March 1901.