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Household of James Cotton (born 1846, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,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.

James Cotton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Cotton, born in 1846 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cotton, born in 1846 in Devon, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1872 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), George (born 1877 in Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1879 in Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1881 in Middlesex, England) and Frederick (born 1879 in St John's Wood).


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James Cotton's household

Male

James

Cotton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cotton

Wife
Male

James

Cotton

Son
Male

George

Cotton

Son
Male

Robert

Cotton

Son
Female

Eliza

Cotton

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Taylor

Wife
Male

Frederick

Taylor

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Cotton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Cotton

Head

Married

35

1846

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Elizabeth

Cotton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Devon, England

James

Cotton

Son

Single

9

1872

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

George

Cotton

Son

Single

4

1877

Middlesex, England

Robert

Cotton

Son

Single

2

1879

Middlesex, England

Eliza

Cotton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Middlesex, England

Ellen

Taylor

Wife

Married

29

1852

-

Frederick

Taylor

Son

Single

2

1879

St John's Wood

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