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Household of Michael Cottam (born 1835, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Michael Cottam and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Cottam, born in 1835 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Ann Cottam, born in 1841 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Louisa (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Eleanor (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Martha (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Michael's Nephew, Henry Davis, born in 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Michael Cottam's household

Male

Michael

Cottam

Head
Female

Ann

Cottam

Wife
Female

Louisa

Cottam

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Cottam

Daughter
Male

James

Cottam

Son
Female

Martha

Cottam

Daughter
Male

Henry

Davis

Nephew
First name(s) Michael
Last name Cottam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Cottam

Head

Married

46

1835

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

Ann

Cottam

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Cottam

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Cottam

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Cottam

Son

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Cottam

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Davis

Nephew

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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