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Household of Thomas Cottam (born 1845, 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.

Thomas Cottam and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cottam, born in 1845 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Cottam, born in 1846 in Staveley, Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Cottam's household

Male

Thomas

Cottam

Head
Female

Rebecca

Cottam

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cottam

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Cottam

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cottam

Daughter
Female

Jane

Cottam

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cottam

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cottam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cottam

Head

Married

36

1845

Preston, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Cottam

Wife

Married

35

1846

Staveley, Westmorland, England

Elizabeth

Cottam

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Cottam

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cottam

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Cottam

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Cottam

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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