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Household of Helen A Cotman (born 1819, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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.

Helen A Cotman and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Helen A Cotman, born in 1819 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 11 members. Helen A was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Helen T (born 1850 in Thorpe, Norfolk, England) and Catherine C (born 1851 in Thorpe, Norfolk, England). She had 2 grandchildren; Harold H (born 1874 in Africa) and John S (born 1876 in Africa).
During the period, also present in the household were Helen A's Son In Law, Edward (born 1846 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), Helen A's Scholar, Edward B (born 1869 in London, Middlesex, England), Helen A's Scholar, Kenneth A (born 1872 in United States), Helen A's Scholar, Herbert E (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Helen A's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in St Osyth, Essex, England) and Helen A's Servant, Eliza (born 1861 in St Osyth, Essex, England).


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Helen A Cotman's household

Female

Helen A

Cotman

Head
Female

Helen T

Cotman

Daughter
Female

Catherine C

Bidwell

Daughter
Male

Edward

Bidwell

Son In Law
Male

Harold H

Cotman

Grand Son
Male

John S

Cotman

Grand Son
Male

Edward B

Hall

Scholar
Male

Kenneth A

Ashworth

Scholar
Male

Herbert E

Bourchier

Scholar
Female

Mary

London

Servant
Female

Eliza

Young

Servant
First name(s) Helen A
Last name Cotman
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Helen A

Cotman

Head

Widow

62

1819

Colchester, Essex, England

Helen T

Cotman

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Thorpe, Norfolk, England

Catherine C

Bidwell

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Thorpe, Norfolk, England

Edward

Bidwell

Son In Law

Married

35

1846

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Harold H

Cotman

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Africa

John S

Cotman

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Africa

Edward B

Hall

Scholar

Single

12

1869

London, Middlesex, England

Kenneth A

Ashworth

Scholar

Single

9

1872

United States

Herbert E

Bourchier

Scholar

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary

London

Servant

Single

21

1860

St Osyth, Essex, England

Eliza

Young

Servant

Single

20

1861

St Osyth, Essex, England

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