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Household of George Cottam (born 1832, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

George Cottam and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Cottam, born in 1832 in Buckingham, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Eliza Cottam, born in 1838 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; George Cuthbert (born 1861 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Walter Richard (born 1862 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Annie Isabell (born 1864 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), William Edwin (born 1865 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur Fredric (born 1870 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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George Cottam's household

Male

George

Cottam

Head
Female

Eliza

Cottam

Wife
Male

George Cuthbert

Cottam

Son
Male

Walter Richard

Cottam

Son
Female

Annie Isabell

Cottam

Daughter
Male

William Edwin

Cottam

Son
Male

Arthur Fredric

Cottam

Son
First name(s) George
Last name Cottam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Buckingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Cottam

Head

Married

49

1832

Buckingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Eliza

Cottam

Wife

Married

43

1838

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

George Cuthbert

Cottam

Son

Single

20

1861

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Walter Richard

Cottam

Son

Single

19

1862

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Annie Isabell

Cottam

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

William Edwin

Cottam

Son

Single

16

1865

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur Fredric

Cottam

Son

Single

11

1870

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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