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Household of James Cottingham (born 1804, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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.

James Cottingham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cottingham, born in 1804 in Ness, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie Cottingham, born in 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James Theodore (born 1875 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Mary Margaret (born 1877 in Shotwick, Cheshire, England), Eliza Ch?ll Redhead (born 1878 in Shotwick, Cheshire, England) and John Horatio (born 1879 in Shotwick, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1819 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales).


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James Cottingham's household

Male

James

Cottingham

Head
Female

Annie

Cottingham

Wife
Male

James Theodore

Cottingham

Son
Female

Mary Margaret

Cottingham

Daughter
Female

Eliza Ch?ll Redhead

Cottingham

Daughter
Male

John Horatio

Cottingham

Son
Female

Ann

Roberts

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Heywood

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Cottingham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Ness, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cottingham

Head

Married

77

1804

Ness, Cheshire, England

Annie

Cottingham

Wife

Married

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James Theodore

Cottingham

Son

Single

6

1875

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary Margaret

Cottingham

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shotwick, Cheshire, England

Eliza Ch?ll Redhead

Cottingham

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shotwick, Cheshire, England

John Horatio

Cottingham

Son

Single

2

1879

Shotwick, Cheshire, England

Ann

Roberts

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Heywood

Servant

Single

26

1855

Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales

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