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Household of Thomas Cottenham (born 1847, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Cottenham and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cottenham, born in 1847 in Brancaster, Norfolk, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cottenham, born in 1856 in Norfolk, England. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1876 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Rose H (born 1877 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and John W (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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Thomas Cottenham's household

Male

Thomas

Cottenham

Head
Female

Margaret

Cottenham

Wife
Male

Charles

Cottenham

Son
Female

Rose H

Cottenham

Daughter
Male

John W

Cottenham

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cottenham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Brancaster, Norfolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cottenham

Head

Married

34

1847

Brancaster, Norfolk, England

Margaret

Cottenham

Wife

Married

25

1856

Norfolk, England

Charles

Cottenham

Son

Single

5

1876

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Rose H

Cottenham

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

John W

Cottenham

Son

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

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