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Household of Adam Cottam (born 1849, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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.
Adam Cottam and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Cottam, born in 1849 in Ellel, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Alice Cottam, born in 1853 in Claughton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Margaret Ann (born 1879 in Heaton, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Heaton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Servant, Robert (born 1856 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Adam's Servant, William (born 1845 in Burton, Westmorland, England), Adam's Servant, William (born 1816 in Forton, Lancashire, England), Adam's Servant, Richard (born 1866 in Bare, Lancashire, England), Adam's Servant, Jane (born 1853 in Heysham, Lancashire, England) and Adam's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
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Adam Cottam's household
Adam
Cottam
Head
Alice
Cottam
Wife
Margaret Ann
Cottam
Daughter
Henry
Cottam
Son
Robert
Birtwistle
Servant
William
Ellison
Servant
William
Richmond
Servant
Richard
Shuttleworth
Servant
Jane
Stephenson
Servant
Mary
Fisher
Servant
| First name(s) | Adam |
| Last name | Cottam |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Ellel, Lancashire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam | Cottam | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Ellel, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Cottam | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Claughton, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret Ann | Cottam | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Heaton, Lancashire, England | |
Henry | Cottam | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Heaton, Lancashire, England | |
Robert | Birtwistle | Servant | Single | 25 | 1856 | Middleton, Lancashire, England | |
William | Ellison | Servant | Single | 36 | 1845 | Burton, Westmorland, England | |
William | Richmond | Servant | Married | 65 | 1816 | Forton, Lancashire, England | |
Richard | Shuttleworth | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Bare, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Stephenson | Servant | Single | 28 | 1853 | Heysham, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Fisher | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Preston, Lancashire, England |
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