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Household of William Cotter (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Cotter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cotter, born in 1841 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Cotter, born in 1845 in Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Eleanor (born 1868 in Middlesex, England), William (born 1870 in Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Middlesex, England), Harry (born 1875 in Middlesex, England) and Phoebe (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Seler, born in 1864 in London, Middlesex, England.


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William Cotter's household

Male

William

Cotter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cotter

Wife
Female

Eleanor

Cotter

Daughter
Male

William

Cotter

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cotter

Daughter
Male

Harry

Cotter

Son
Female

Phoebe

Cotter

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Seler

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cotter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cotter

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Elizabeth

Cotter

Wife

Married

36

1845

Middlesex, England

Eleanor

Cotter

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Middlesex, England

William

Cotter

Son

Single

11

1870

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Cotter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Middlesex, England

Harry

Cotter

Son

Single

6

1875

Middlesex, England

Phoebe

Cotter

Daughter

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Seler

Servant

Single

17

1864

London, Middlesex, England

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