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Household of James Hancock (born 1858, Monmouthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hancock, born in 1858 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary J Hancock, born in 1861 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 1 child; William J, born 1881 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, James (born 1827 in Scotland), James's Boarder Head, Edward (born 1854 in Derbyshire, England), James's Boarder Wife, Phoebe (born 1860 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales) and James's Boarder Son, Charles (born 1880 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).


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James Hancock's household

Male

James

Hancock

Head
Female

Mary J

Hancock

Wife
Male

William J

Hancock

Son
Male

James

Reed

Boarder
Male

Edward

Clay

Boarder Head
Female

Phoebe

Clay

Boarder Wife
Male

Charles

Clay

Boarder Son
First name(s) James
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hancock

Head

Married

23

1858

Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Mary J

Hancock

Wife

Married

20

1861

Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

William J

Hancock

Son

Single

0

1881

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

James

Reed

Boarder

Single

54

1827

Scotland

Edward

Clay

Boarder Head

Married

27

1854

Derbyshire, England

Phoebe

Clay

Boarder Wife

Married

21

1860

Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Charles

Clay

Boarder Son

Single

1

1880

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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