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Household of Joseph Cottam (born 1843, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.
Joseph Cottam and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cottam, born in 1843 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Annie Cottam, born in 1844 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah Ellen (born 1867 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), George (born 1868 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), James (born 1875 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Maria (born 1878 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother In Law, Maria Dawson, born in 1807 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
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Joseph Cottam's household
Joseph
Cottam
Head
Annie
Cottam
Wife
Sarah Ellen
Cottam
Daughter
George
Cottam
Son
John
Cottam
Son
James
Cottam
Son
Maria
Cottam
Daughter
Joseph
Cottam
Son
Maria
Dawson
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Cottam |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Oldham, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Cottam | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Annie | Cottam | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah Ellen | Cottam | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
George | Cottam | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
John | Cottam | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
James | Cottam | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Stockport, Cheshire, England | |
Maria | Cottam | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Stockport, Cheshire, England | |
Joseph | Cottam | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Great Harwood, Lancashire, England | |
Maria | Dawson | Mother In Law | Married | 74 | 1807 | Oldham, Lancashire, England |
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