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Household of Joseph Cottrell (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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.

Joseph Cottrell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Cottrell, born in 1840 in Neston, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cottrell, born in 1842 in West Kirby, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Maggie E (born 1869 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), James (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William H (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and George (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Margaret Walker, born in 1821 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Cottrell's household

Male

Joseph

Cottrell

Head
Female

Margaret

Cottrell

Wife
Female

Maggie E

Cottrell

Daughter
Male

James

Cottrell

Son
Male

William H

Cottrell

Son
Male

George

Cottrell

Son
Female

Margaret

Walker

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Cottrell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Neston, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Cottrell

Head

Married

41

1840

Neston, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Cottrell

Wife

Married

39

1842

West Kirby, Cheshire, England

Maggie E

Cottrell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James

Cottrell

Son

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William H

Cottrell

Son

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

George

Cottrell

Son

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Walker

Servant

Single

60

1821

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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