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Household of John Hancock (born 1847, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westminster, London,Middlesex, 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.

John Hancock and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hancock, born in 1847 in Leicester, Leicestershire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Hancock, born in 1847 in Deal, Kent, England. They had 2 children; C F (born 1877 in St James Westminster, Middlesex, England) and Frank (born 1878 in St James Westminster, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Relative, Sarah (born 1848 in Deal, Kent, England), John's Relative, James (born 1860 in Deal, Kent, England), John's Visitor, Esther (born 1817 in Deal, Kent, England), John's Servant, Emma (born 1860 in Swanscombe, Kent, England), John's Servant, Agnes (born 1868 in Haylands, Suffolk, England), John's Servant, Alice (born 1863 in Swanscombe, Kent, England), John's Servant, Caroline (born 1830 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, Henry (born 1830 in High Halden).


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John Hancock's household

Male

John

Hancock

Head
Female

Mary

Hancock

Wife
Female

C F

Hancock

Daughter
Male

Frank

Hancock

Son
Female

Sarah

Lambert

Relative
Male

James

Lambert

Relative
Female

Esther

Wade

Visitor
Female

Emma

Hoadley

Servant
Female

Agnes

Hoadley

Servant
Female

Alice

Hoadley

Servant
Female

Caroline

Jarvis

Servant
Male

Henry

Amer

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hancock

Head

Married

34

1847

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Mary

Hancock

Wife

Married

34

1847

Deal, Kent, England

C F

Hancock

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St James Westminster, Middlesex, England

Frank

Hancock

Son

Single

3

1878

St James Westminster, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Lambert

Relative

Single

33

1848

Deal, Kent, England

James

Lambert

Relative

Single

21

1860

Deal, Kent, England

Esther

Wade

Visitor

Widow

64

1817

Deal, Kent, England

Emma

Hoadley

Servant

Single

21

1860

Swanscombe, Kent, England

Agnes

Hoadley

Servant

Single

13

1868

Haylands, Suffolk, England

Alice

Hoadley

Servant

Single

18

1863

Swanscombe, Kent, England

Caroline

Jarvis

Servant

Widow

51

1830

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Henry

Amer

Servant

Single

51

1830

High Halden

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