Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Edward Hancock (born 1829, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Edward Hancock and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Hancock, born in 1829 in Grange, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Hancock, born in 1819 in Grange, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1864 in Grange, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, Mary (born 1823 in Cork, Cork, Ireland), Edward's Boarder, Susan (born 1852 in Tipperary), Edward's Boarder, William B (born 1878 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England) and Edward's Boarder, Mary Susan (born 1880 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Edward Hancock's household

Male

Edward

Hancock

Head
Female

Mary

Hancock

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Mary

Finlay

Boarder
Female

Susan

Finlay

Boarder
Male

William B

Finlay

Boarder
Female

Mary Susan

Finlay

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Grange, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Hancock

Head

Married

52

1829

Grange, Cheshire, England

Mary

Hancock

Wife

Married

62

1819

Grange, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Hancock

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Grange, Cheshire, England

Mary

Finlay

Boarder

Widow

58

1823

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Susan

Finlay

Boarder

Widow

29

1852

Tipperary

William B

Finlay

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Mary Susan

Finlay

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Edward Hancock in Wirral in 1881, and follow the Hancock family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Edward Hancock

We’ve found Edward Hancock in 44 family trees. Find out more about Edward Hancock's household and view the Hancock family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census