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Household of James Hancock (born 1846, 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.

James Hancock and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hancock, born in 1846 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Amy Hancock, born in 1851 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Nathan (born 1870 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1874 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England), Sarah (born 1880 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England) and John (born 1881 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Emma Wollon, born in 1856 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England.


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James Hancock's household

Male

James

Hancock

Head
Female

Amy

Hancock

Wife
Male

Nathan

Hancock

Son
Female

Hannah

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Emma

Wollon

Visitor
Male

John

Wollon

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hancock

Head

Married

35

1846

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Amy

Hancock

Wife

Married

30

1851

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Nathan

Hancock

Son

Single

11

1870

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Hancock

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Hancock

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Hancock

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Wollon

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

John

Wollon

Son

Single

0

1881

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

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