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Household of William Cottrell (born 1843, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Cottrell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cottrell, born in 1843 in Biddulph, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Cottrell, born in 1850 in Newcastle on Tyne, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; David (born 1868 in Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1870 in Staffordshire, England), William H (born 1872 in Staffordshire, England), Ralph (born 1874 in Staffordshire, England), Emily (born 1879 in Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Cheshire, England).


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William Cottrell's household

Male

William

Cottrell

Head
Female

Margaret

Cottrell

Wife
Male

David

Cottrell

Son
Female

Hannah

Cottrell

Daughter
Male

William H

Cottrell

Son
Male

Ralph

Cottrell

Son
Female

Emily

Cottrell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Cottrell

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Cottrell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Biddulph, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cottrell

Head

Married

38

1843

Biddulph, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Cottrell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Newcastle on Tyne, Cheshire, England

David

Cottrell

Son

Single

13

1868

Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Cottrell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Staffordshire, England

William H

Cottrell

Son

Single

9

1872

Staffordshire, England

Ralph

Cottrell

Son

Single

7

1874

Staffordshire, England

Emily

Cottrell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Cottrell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

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