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Household of Moses Cotton (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Cotton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Cotton, born in 1847 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Ann Cotton, born in 1842 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Martha (born 1863 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1869 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and Sarah J (born 1876 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).


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Moses Cotton's household

Male

Moses

Cotton

Head
Female

Ann

Cotton

Wife
Female

Martha

Higginbottom

Daughter
Female

Alice

Cotton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cotton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cotton

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Cotton

Daughter
First name(s) Moses
Last name Cotton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Cotton

Head

Married

34

1847

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Cotton

Wife

Married

39

1842

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Higginbottom

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cotton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Cotton

Son

Single

9

1872

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cotton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Cotton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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