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Household of Catherine Cotter (born 1833, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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.

Catherine Cotter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Cotter, born in 1833 in Fort George, Invernessshire, consisted of 6 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Charles (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robina (born 1857 in England), Catherine (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Catherine's Boarder, Thomas Main, born in 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Catherine Cotter's household

Female

Catherine

Cotter

Head
Male

Charles

Cotter

Son
Female

Robina

Cotter

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cotter

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cotter

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Main

Boarder
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Cotter
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Fort George, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Cotter

Head

Widow

48

1833

Fort George, Invernessshire, Scotland

Charles

Cotter

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robina

Cotter

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

England

Catherine

Cotter

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Cotter

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Main

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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