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Household of Janet Cotton (born 1835, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight,Hampshire, 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.

Janet Cotton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Cotton, born in 1835 in Shorwell, Hampshire, consisted of 5 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Selina (born 1866 in Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), Rhoda (born 1868 in Brixton, Hampshire, England) and Janet (born 1876 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Lodger, Ben Cotton, born in 1829 in Brixton, Hampshire, England.


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Janet Cotton's household

Female

Janet

Cotton

Head
Female

Selina

Cotton

Daughter
Female

Rhoda

Cotton

Daughter
Female

Janet

Cotton

Daughter
Male

Ben

Cotton

Lodger
First name(s) Janet
Last name Cotton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Shorwell, Hampshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Cotton

Head

Widow

46

1835

Shorwell, Hampshire, England

Selina

Cotton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Rhoda

Cotton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brixton, Hampshire, England

Janet

Cotton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Ben

Cotton

Lodger

Widower

52

1829

Brixton, Hampshire, England

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