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Household of Abel Cotherill (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Abel Cotherill and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Cotherill, born in 1826 in Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Martha Cotherill, born in 1834 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Fanny (born 1858 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England), John (born 1862 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1865 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1869 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England) and Jesse (born 1874 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; John William (born 1876 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England) and John Jas (born 1877 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abel's Father In Law, Dennis Birtwhistle, born in 1804 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England.


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Abel Cotherill's household

Male

Abel

Cotherill

Head
Female

Martha

Cotherill

Wife
Female

Fanny

Cotherill

Daughter
Male

John

Cotherill

Son
Female

Isabella

Cotherill

Daughter
Female

Alice

Cotherill

Daughter
Female

Jesse

Cotherill

Daughter
Male

John William

Birtwhistle

Grand Son
Male

John Jas

Sebbering

Grand Son
Male

Dennis

Birtwhistle

Father In Law
First name(s) Abel
Last name Cotherill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abel

Cotherill

Head

Married

55

1826

Lancashire, England

Martha

Cotherill

Wife

Married

47

1834

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Cotherill

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

John

Cotherill

Son

Single

19

1862

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Cotherill

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cotherill

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Jesse

Cotherill

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

John William

Birtwhistle

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

John Jas

Sebbering

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Dennis

Birtwhistle

Father In Law

Widower

77

1804

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

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