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Household of Ralph Cotham (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Ralph Cotham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ralph Cotham, born in 1834 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Ralph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cotham, born in 1840 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1863 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1866 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1881 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Ralph (born 1868 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ralph's Brother In Law, John Glover, born in 1821 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England.


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Ralph Cotham's household

Male

Ralph

Cotham

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cotham

Wife
Female

Mary

Cotham

Daughter
Female

Alice

Cotham

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cotham

Daughter
Male

William

Cotham

Son
Male

Ralph

Cotham

Son
Male

John

Glover

Brother In Law
First name(s) Ralph
Last name Cotham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ralph

Cotham

Head

Married

47

1834

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cotham

Wife

Married

41

1840

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cotham

Daughter

Single

18

1863

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice

Cotham

Daughter

Single

15

1866

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cotham

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Cotham

Son

Single

0

1881

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Cotham

Son

Single

13

1868

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Glover

Brother In Law

Widower

60

1821

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

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