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Household of Robert Cottam (born 1840, 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.
Robert Cottam and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Cottam, born in 1840 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Cottam, born in 1843 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ellen Annie (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Olive Edith (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Thomas Sidney (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Step Daughter, Elizabeth Jane Parkinson, born in 1867 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
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Robert Cottam's household
Robert
Cottam
Head
Ellen
Cottam
Wife
Robert
Cottam
Son
Elizabeth Jane
Parkinson
Step Daughter
Ellen Annie
Cottam
Daughter
Olive Edith
Cottam
Daughter
Thomas Sidney
Cottam
Daughter
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Cottam |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Cottam | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Cottam | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Robert | Cottam | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth Jane | Parkinson | Step Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen Annie | Cottam | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Olive Edith | Cottam | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas Sidney | Cottam | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England |
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