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Household of Henry Cottom (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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.

Henry Cottom and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Cottom, born in 1847 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ruth Cottom, born in 1852 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Frederick W, born 1880 in Worsley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Brother In Law, Richard (born 1856 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England), Henry's Sister In Law, Hannah (born 1857 in Lancashire, England), Henry's Nephew, John Robert (born 1879 in Swinton, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Nephew, Thomas (born 1881 in Eccles, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Cottom's household

Male

Henry

Cottom

Head
Female

Ruth

Cottom

Wife
Male

Frederick W

Cottom

Son
Male

Richard

Croston

Brother In Law
Female

Hannah

Croston

Sister In Law
Male

John Robert

Croston

Nephew
Male

Thomas

Croston

Nephew
First name(s) Henry
Last name Cottom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Cottom

Head

Married

34

1847

Lancashire, England

Ruth

Cottom

Wife

Married

29

1852

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Frederick W

Cottom

Son

Single

1

1880

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Croston

Brother In Law

Married

25

1856

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Croston

Sister In Law

Married

24

1857

Lancashire, England

John Robert

Croston

Nephew

Single

2

1879

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Croston

Nephew

Single

0

1881

Eccles, Lancashire, England

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