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Household of John Cottars (born 1826)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland Middle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

John Cottars and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cottars, born in 1826 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cottars, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 4 children; William (born 1863 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1870 in Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1873 in Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1875 in Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Cottars's household

Male

John

Cottars

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cottars

Wife
Male

William

Cottars

Son
Male

James

Cottars

Son
Female

Sarah

Cottars

Daughter
Male

John

Cottars

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cottars
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cottars

Head

Married

55

1826

Ireland

Elizabeth

Cottars

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

William

Cottars

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Cottars

Son

-

11

1870

Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Cottars

Daughter

-

8

1873

Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Cottars

Son

-

6

1875

Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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