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Household of John Cottrell (born 1832, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, 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.

John Cottrell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cottrell, born in 1832 in Congleton, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline Cotterill (Cottrell), born in 1846 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. They had 4 children; John William (born 1873 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England), Peter Edmund (born 1875 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Oswald Harry (born 1878 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Eleanor Matilda (born 1881 in Congleton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Adopted Child, Ada Marie Bailey (Cottrell), born in 1870 in Congleton, Cheshire, England.


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John Cottrell's household

Male

John

Cottrell

Head
Female

Caroline

Cotterill (Cottrell)

Wife
Male

John William

Cotterill (Cottrell)

Son
Male

Peter Edmund

Cotterill (Cottrell)

Son
Male

Oswald Harry

Cotterill (Cottrell)

Son
Female

Eleanor Matilda

Cotterill (Cottrell)

Daughter
Female

Ada Marie

Bailey (Cottrell)

Adopted Child
First name(s) John
Last name Cottrell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Congleton, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cottrell

Head

Married

49

1832

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Caroline

Cotterill (Cottrell)

Wife

Married

35

1846

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

John William

Cotterill (Cottrell)

Son

Single

8

1873

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Peter Edmund

Cotterill (Cottrell)

Son

Single

6

1875

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Oswald Harry

Cotterill (Cottrell)

Son

Single

3

1878

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Eleanor Matilda

Cotterill (Cottrell)

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Ada Marie

Bailey (Cottrell)

Adopted Child

Single

11

1870

Congleton, Cheshire, England

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