NameJohn FUTTIT, 2C3R
Birthabt 1876, Cottam, Northamptonshire, England
OccupationCoal Miner - Hewer
Notes for John FUTTIT
In the October to December 1875 birth index John Futtit, east Retford district, Nottinghamshire, volume 7b, page 14.
[Cottam is 8 miles east of Retford.]
In the 1881 census Cottam, Northamptonshire
Head John Futtit, age 35, farmer of 19 acres, born Askern, Yorkshire
Wife Mary Futtit, age 29, born Leverton, Nottinghamshire
Son John Futtit, age 5, scholar, born Cottam
Daughter Annie M. Futtit, age 3, born Cottam.
Daughter Lydia M. Futtit, age 1, born Cottam
Son William Coupe Futtit, age 6 months, born Cottam
[Cottam is about 2 miles from North Leverton]
[I haven’t found a marriage for John Futtit and Mary Coup.]
[However this Mary Futtit is almost certainly Mary Coup since
1. There is only 1 Mary of the right age in North Leverton and born in North Leverton in the 1871 census - Mary Coup.
2. A descendant of this marriage indicates Mary Coup and John Futtit are her great grandparents.
3. The youngest son in this census is named after Mary’s father William Coup(e)]
In the 1891 census Howard Hotel, 94 Howard Road, Nether Hallam, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Head Elizabeth A. Walker, widow, age 40, licensed victualer, employer, born Sheffield, Yorkshire
Her family
3 servants including
Servant John Footit, [as spelled] Single, age 15, domestic servant, born Retford, Nottinghamshire
In the 1901 census Nether Langwith, Nottinghamshire
Head John Futtit, age 55, farm bailiff, worker, born Askern, Yorkshire
Wife Mary Futtit, age 49, born North Leverton, Nottinghamshire.
Son John Futtit, single, age 25, coal miner hewer, worker, born Cottam, Nottinghamshire
Daughter Lydia M. Futtit, single, age 21, born Cottam
Son Charles E. Futtit, single, age 16, pony driver in Coal mine, worker, born Cottam
Son George B. Futtit, age 12, born Cottam.
In the 1911 census 33 Portland Road, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Boarder John Futtit, age 35, single, coal miner hewer, worker, born Cottam, Nottinghamshire
He is staying with Joseph Henry Beresford a colliery worker, and his family