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Household of Benjamin R Cottam (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Benjamin R Cottam and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin R Cottam, born in 1855 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin R was the head of the household, married to Martha A Cottam, born in 1854 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; George H (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Harriet A (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin R Cottam's household

Male

Benjamin R

Cottam

Head
Female

Martha A

Cottam

Wife
Male

George H

Clayton

Son
Male

Walter

Cottom

Son
Female

Sarah A

Cottom

Daughter
Female

Harriet A

Cottom

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin R
Last name Cottam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin R

Cottam

Head

Married

26

1855

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Cottam

Wife

Married

27

1854

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

George H

Clayton

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Walter

Cottom

Son

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Cottom

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Harriet A

Cottom

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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