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Household of Thomas Cotton (born 1856, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 Cotton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Cotton, born in 1856 in Newlyn, Cornwall, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Cotton, born in 1860 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; John Richards (born 1879 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England) and Mary Anne (born 1881 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas Cotton's household

Male

Thomas

Cotton

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Cotton

Wife
Male

John Richards

Cotton

Son
Female

Mary Anne

Cotton

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Cotton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Cotton

Head

Married

25

1856

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Mary Ann

Cotton

Wife

Married

21

1860

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

John Richards

Cotton

Son

Single

2

1879

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Mary Anne

Cotton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

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