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Household of Henry Hancock (born 1821, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, Somerset, 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.

Henry Hancock and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Hancock, born in 1821 in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sortain Hancock, born in 1820 in Bath, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Henry John (born 1847 in Bath, Somerset, England) and Edwin Sydney (born 1852 in Bath, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Elizabeth Jane (born 1858 in Gloucestershire, England), Henry's Servant, Annie Matilda (born 1856 in Banwell, Somerset, England) and Henry's Visitor, Alexander Charles (born 1862 in India).


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Henry Hancock's household

Male

Henry

Hancock

Head
Female

Sarah Sortain

Hancock

Wife
Male

Henry John

Hancock

Son
Male

Edwin Sydney

Hancock

Son
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Sheppard

Servant
Female

Annie Matilda

Phillips

Servant
Male

Alexander Charles

Harkness

Visitor
First name(s) Henry
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Hancock

Head

Married

60

1821

Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England

Sarah Sortain

Hancock

Wife

Married

61

1820

Bath, Somerset, England

Henry John

Hancock

Son

Single

34

1847

Bath, Somerset, England

Edwin Sydney

Hancock

Son

Single

29

1852

Bath, Somerset, England

Elizabeth Jane

Sheppard

Servant

Single

23

1858

Gloucestershire, England

Annie Matilda

Phillips

Servant

Single

25

1856

Banwell, Somerset, England

Alexander Charles

Harkness

Visitor

Single

19

1862

India

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