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Household of Richard Temple Cotton (born 1845, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Atcham, Shropshire, 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.

Richard Temple Cotton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Temple Cotton, born in 1845 in Hampshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard Temple was the head of the household, married to Jane Herschall Cotton, born in 1846 in Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Ethel Jane (born 1869 in Canada), Harold Temple (born 1878 in -) and Daisy Maud (born 1872 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard Temple's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1835 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Richard Temple's Servant, Clara (born 1854 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Richard Temple's Servant, Emily (born 1864 in Somerset, England) and Richard Temple's Servant, Ann (born 1847 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales).


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Richard Temple Cotton's household

Male

Richard Temple

Cotton

Head
Female

Jane Herschall

Cotton

Wife
Female

Ethel Jane

Cotton

Daughter
Male

Harold Temple

Cotton

Son
Female

Daisy Maud

Cotton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Lees

Servant
Female

Clara

Davies

Servant
Female

Emily

Hacker

Servant
Female

Ann

Jones

Servant
First name(s) Richard Temple
Last name Cotton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Hampshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard Temple

Cotton

Head

Married

36

1845

Hampshire, England

Jane Herschall

Cotton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Middlesex, England

Ethel Jane

Cotton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Canada

Harold Temple

Cotton

Son

Single

3

1878

-

Daisy Maud

Cotton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Lees

Servant

Single

46

1835

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Clara

Davies

Servant

Single

27

1854

City of London, Middlesex, England

Emily

Hacker

Servant

Single

17

1864

Somerset, England

Ann

Jones

Servant

-

34

1847

Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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