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Household of Henry Cotten (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

Henry Cotten and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Cotten, born in 1841 in Dawlish, Devon, consisted of 13 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cotten, born in 1843 in Huxham, Devon, England. They had 9 children; Anny (born 1862 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Mary J (born 1864 in Dawlish, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Fulford, Berkshire, England), Henry (born 1868 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England), Cora (born 1870 in Shaldon, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Fanny (born 1874 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Rose (born 1877 in Teignmouth, Devon, England) and George (born 1879 in Teignmouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Sister In Law, Cora (born 1851 in Huxham, Devon, England) and Henry's Boarder, George (born 1864 in Blackborough, Devon, England).


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Henry Cotten's household

Male

Henry

Cotten

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cotten

Wife
Female

Anny

Cotten

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Cotten

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Cotten

Daughter
Male

Henry

Cotten

Son
Female

Cora

Cotten

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cotten

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Cotten

Daughter
Female

Rose

Cotten

Daughter
Male

George

Cotten

Son
Female

Cora

Henwood

Sister In Law
Male

George

Farley

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Cotten
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dawlish, Devon, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Cotten

Head

Married

40

1841

Dawlish, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Cotten

Wife

Married

38

1843

Huxham, Devon, England

Anny

Cotten

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Dawlish, Devon, England

Mary J

Cotten

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Dawlish, Devon, England

Ellen

Cotten

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Fulford, Berkshire, England

Henry

Cotten

Son

Single

13

1868

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Cora

Cotten

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Shaldon, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Cotten

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Fanny

Cotten

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Rose

Cotten

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Teignmouth, Devon, England

George

Cotten

Son

Single

2

1879

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Cora

Henwood

Sister In Law

Single

30

1851

Huxham, Devon, England

George

Farley

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Blackborough, Devon, England

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