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Household of Edwin Hancock (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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.

Edwin Hancock and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Hancock, born in 1835 in Burrington, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Ann Hancock, born in 1835 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1864 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Edwin (born 1866 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Arthur (born 1869 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Sydney (born 1871 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Hilda (born 1873 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Ernest (born 1876 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1812 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Edwin's Boarder, Samuel (born 1864 in Bilbrook, Somerset, England).


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Edwin Hancock's household

Male

Edwin

Hancock

Head
Female

Ann

Hancock

Wife
Female

Mary

Hancock

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Hancock

Son
Male

Arthur

Hancock

Son
Male

Sydney

Hancock

Son
Female

Hilda

Hancock

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Hancock

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hodge

Mother
Male

Samuel

Hewer

Boarder
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Burrington, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Hancock

Head

Married

46

1835

Burrington, Devon, England

Ann

Hancock

Wife

Married

46

1835

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Mary

Hancock

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Edwin

Hancock

Son

Single

15

1866

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Arthur

Hancock

Son

Single

12

1869

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Sydney

Hancock

Son

Single

10

1871

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Hilda

Hancock

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Ernest

Hancock

Son

Single

5

1876

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Hodge

Mother

Widow

69

1812

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Samuel

Hewer

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Bilbrook, Somerset, England

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