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Household of William Cotterill (born 1838, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Cotterill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cotterill, born in 1838 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Cotterill, born in 1836 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1862 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1869 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Eli (born 1878 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Thomas Preston, born in 1862 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England.


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William Cotterill's household

Male

William

Cotterill

Head
Female

Eliza

Cotterill

Wife
Male

William

Cotterill

Son
Male

Samuel

Cotterill

Son
Male

Joseph

Cotterill

Son
Male

Eli

Cotterill

Son
Male

Thomas

Preston

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Cotterill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cotterill

Head

Married

43

1838

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Cotterill

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

William

Cotterill

Son

Single

19

1862

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Cotterill

Son

Single

12

1869

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Cotterill

Son

Single

10

1871

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Eli

Cotterill

Son

Single

3

1878

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Preston

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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