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Household of Moses Cottam (born 1834, 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.

Moses Cottam and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Cottam, born in 1834 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Alice Cottam, born in 1834 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1858 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Frances (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Moses E (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Moses Cottam's household

Male

Moses

Cottam

Head
Female

Alice

Cottam

Wife
Male

John

Cottam

Son
Female

Mary

Cottam

Daughter
Female

Frances

Cottam

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cottam

Son
Male

Moses E

Cottam

Son
First name(s) Moses
Last name Cottam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Cottam

Head

Married

47

1834

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cottam

Wife

Married

47

1834

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Cottam

Son

Married

23

1858

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cottam

Daughter

Married

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Frances

Cottam

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Cottam

Son

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Moses E

Cottam

Son

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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