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Household of Benjamin Cotton (born 1824, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

Benjamin Cotton and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Cotton, born in 1824 in Ashton, Gloucestershire, consisted of 3 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Dinah Cotton, born in 1828 in Ashton, Gloucestershire, England. They had 1 child; Joseph, born 1855 in Ashton, Gloucestershire, England.


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Benjamin Cotton's household

Male

Benjamin

Cotton

Head
Female

Dinah

Cotton

Wife
Male

Joseph

Cotton

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Cotton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Ashton, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Cotton

Head

Married

57

1824

Ashton, Gloucestershire, England

Dinah

Cotton

Wife

Married

53

1828

Ashton, Gloucestershire, England

Joseph

Cotton

Son

Single

26

1855

Ashton, Gloucestershire, England

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