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Household of Alexander Cotter (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Alexander Cotter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cotter, born in 1835 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Cotter, born in 1836 in England. They had 4 children; James (born 1865 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Cotter's household

Male

Alexander

Cotter

Head
Female

Jane

Cotter

Wife
Male

James

Cotter

Son
Male

John

Cotter

Son
Male

Alexander

Cotter

Son
Male

William

Cotter

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cotter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cotter

Head

Married

46

1835

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Cotter

Wife

Married

45

1836

England

James

Cotter

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cotter

Son

-

8

1873

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cotter

Son

-

5

1876

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Cotter

Son

-

3

1878

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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