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Household of John Cotter (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Cotter and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cotter, born in 1830 in , consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Cotter, born in 1832 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Patrick (born 1861 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1859 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Jeremiah (born 1868 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Helen (born 1863 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1855 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1869 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Daniel (born 1866 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In L, Joseph (born 1851 in Ireland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), John's Boarder, Mary (born 1825 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1817 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Cotter's household

Male

John

Cotter

Head
Female

Helen

Cotter

Wife
Male

Patrick

Cotter

Son
Male

John

Cotter

Son
Male

Jeremiah

Cotter

Son
Female

Helen

Cotter

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hunt

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Hunt

Son In L
Male

Thomas

Cotter

Son
Female

Mary

Neill

Servant
Female

Mary

Crimmins

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Donovan

Boarder
Male

John

Donovan

Boarder
Male

Daniel

Cotter

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Cotter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Ireland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cotter

Head

Married

51

1830

Ireland

Helen

Cotter

Wife

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Patrick

Cotter

Son

Single

20

1861

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Cotter

Son

Single

22

1859

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jeremiah

Cotter

Son

Single

13

1868

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Helen

Cotter

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Hunt

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph

Hunt

Son In L

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Thomas

Cotter

Son

Single

12

1869

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Neill

Servant

Single

23

1858

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Crimmins

Boarder

Widow

56

1825

Ireland

Margaret

Donovan

Boarder

Widow

64

1817

Ireland

John

Donovan

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Daniel

Cotter

Son

Single

15

1866

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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