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Household of William Cottington (born 1846, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastbourne, Sussex, 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 Cottington and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cottington, born in 1846 in Framfield, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Kate (born 1873 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England), Christopher (born 1875 in Folkington, Sussex, England), Emily (born 1878 in Folkington, Sussex, England) and Catherine (born 1879 in Folkington, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Eliza Gower, born in 1858 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England.


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William Cottington's household

Male

William

Cottington

Head
Female

Kate

Cottington

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Cottington

Son
Female

Emily

Cottington

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cottington

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Gower

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Cottington
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Framfield, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cottington

Head

Widower

35

1846

Framfield, Sussex, England

Kate

Cottington

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Christopher

Cottington

Son

Single

6

1875

Folkington, Sussex, England

Emily

Cottington

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Folkington, Sussex, England

Catherine

Cottington

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Folkington, Sussex, England

Eliza

Gower

Servant

Single

23

1858

Chiddingly, Sussex, England

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