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Household of Benjamin Hancock (born 1834, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westbourne, 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.

Benjamin Hancock and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Hancock, born in 1834 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hancock, born in 1838 in Funtington, Sussex, England. They had 7 children; Eliza (born 1862 in Funtington, Sussex, England), Christiana (born 1864 in Funtington, Sussex, England), Clara (born 1869 in Funtington, Sussex, England), Henry (born 1871 in Funtington, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1874 in Funtington, Sussex, England), Louisa (born 1877 in Funtington, Sussex, England) and Herbert (born 1878 in Funtington, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Alice Kate White, born in 1862 in Westhampnett, Sussex, England.


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Benjamin Hancock's household

Male

Benjamin

Hancock

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hancock

Wife
Female

Eliza

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Christiana

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Clara

Hancock

Daughter
Male

Henry

Hancock

Son
Female

Alice

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Hancock

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Hancock

Son
Female

Alice Kate

White

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Hancock

Head

Married

47

1834

Bath, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Hancock

Wife

Married

43

1838

Funtington, Sussex, England

Eliza

Hancock

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Funtington, Sussex, England

Christiana

Hancock

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Funtington, Sussex, England

Clara

Hancock

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Funtington, Sussex, England

Henry

Hancock

Son

Single

10

1871

Funtington, Sussex, England

Alice

Hancock

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Funtington, Sussex, England

Louisa

Hancock

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Funtington, Sussex, England

Herbert

Hancock

Son

Single

3

1878

Funtington, Sussex, England

Alice Kate

White

Servant

Single

19

1862

Westhampnett, Sussex, England

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