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Household of Alfred Cotton (born 1845, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Alfred Cotton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Cotton, born in 1845 in Woolwich, Kent, consisted of 4 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Amelia Cotton, born in 1855 in Bradford, Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Sister In Law, Sarah Ann (born 1850 in Bradford, Dorset, England) and Alfred's Niece, Ida A (born 1873 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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Alfred Cotton's household

Male

Alfred

Cotton

Head
Female

Amelia

Cotton

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Hoare

Sister In Law
Female

Ida A

Ryan

Niece
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Cotton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Woolwich, Kent, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alfred

Cotton

Head

Married

36

1845

Woolwich, Kent, England

Amelia

Cotton

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bradford, Dorset, England

Sarah Ann

Hoare

Sister In Law

Married

31

1850

Bradford, Dorset, England

Ida A

Ryan

Niece

Single

8

1873

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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