Researching Harold Cottam
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1822 people with the Cottam surname? In that year Cottam was ranked number 1944 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Harold means "army-power" and is of English origin.
Records of Harold Cottam on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Harold Cottam and the Cottam Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 2574 people with the Cottam surname in the UK? Cottam is now ranked number 2019 for popularity in the UK. |
Cottam Family History Databases
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Cottam Forums
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Some Famous People called Harold Cottam
Harold Cottam
Harold Thomas Cottam (27 January 1891 – 30 May 1984) was a British wireless operator on the RMS Carpathia who fortuitously happened to receive the distress call from the sinking RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912. Cottam's decision to awaken Captain Arthur Henry Rostron and relay Titanics message in spite of the scepticism of the officer on watch allowed Carpathia to arrive at the scene hours before any other ship and is "credited with saving hundreds of lives." He was a personal friend of the Titanic
Source: Harold Cottam, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Cottam
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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