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Household of Richard Cottrell (born 1828, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Witney, Oxfordshire, 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.

Richard Cottrell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Cottrell, born in 1828 in Alvescot, Oxfordshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cottrell, born in 1826 in Shilton, Oxfordshire, England. They had 3 children; Alfred (born 1856 in Shilton, Oxfordshire, England), Selina (born 1863 in Shilton, Oxfordshire, England) and George (born 1866 in Shilton, Oxfordshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Fanny, born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Apprentice, Albert Smith, born in 1866 in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England.


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Richard Cottrell's household

Male

Richard

Cottrell

Head
Female

Ellen

Cottrell

Wife
Male

Alfred

Cottrell

Son
Female

Selina

Cottrell

Daughter
Male

George

Cottrell

Son
Male

Albert

Smith

Apprentice
Female

Fanny

Bottrell

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Cottrell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Alvescot, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Cottrell

Head

Married

53

1828

Alvescot, Oxfordshire, England

Ellen

Cottrell

Wife

Married

55

1826

Shilton, Oxfordshire, England

Alfred

Cottrell

Son

Single

25

1856

Shilton, Oxfordshire, England

Selina

Cottrell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Shilton, Oxfordshire, England

George

Cottrell

Son

Single

15

1866

Shilton, Oxfordshire, England

Albert

Smith

Apprentice

Single

15

1866

Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England

Fanny

Bottrell

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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