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Household of Benjamin Hancock (born 1816, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Hancock, born in 1816 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Alfred (born 1851 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England), Moses (born 1853 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1878 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Lodger, George Hy (born 1847 in Northamptonshire, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, Joseph (born 1822 in Marton, Cheshire, England).
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Benjamin Hancock's household
Benjamin
Hancock
Head
Alfred
Hancock
Son
Moses
Hancock
Son
Caroline
Hancock
Wife
Mary Ann
Hancock
Daughter
Thomas
Hancock
Son
Sarah
Hancock
Daughter
George Hy
Fisher
Lodger
Joseph
Potts
Lodger
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Hancock |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Tunstall, Staffordshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Hancock | Head | Widower | 65 | 1816 | Tunstall, Staffordshire, England | |
Alfred | Hancock | Son | Single | 30 | 1851 | Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England | |
Moses | Hancock | Son | Married | 28 | 1853 | Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England | |
Caroline | Hancock | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Sedgley, Staffordshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Hancock | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England | |
Thomas | Hancock | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England | |
Sarah | Hancock | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England | |
George Hy | Fisher | Lodger | Married | 34 | 1847 | Northamptonshire, England | |
Joseph | Potts | Lodger | Widower | 59 | 1822 | Marton, Cheshire, England |
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