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Household of John Hancock (born 1852, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tiverton, 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.

John Hancock and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hancock, born in 1852 in Bampton, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Hancock, born in 1853 in Wellington, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Sophia (born 1875 in Loxbeare, Devon, England), George (born 1876 in Bampton, Devon, England) and Bessie (born 1880 in Morebath, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Blanche Banbury, born in 1870 in Templeton, Devon, England.


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John Hancock's household

Male

John

Hancock

Head
Female

Jane

Hancock

Wife
Female

Blanche

Banbury

Step Daughter
Female

Sophia

Hancock

Daughter
Male

George

Hancock

Son
Female

Bessie

Hancock

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Bampton, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hancock

Head

Married

29

1852

Bampton, Devon, England

Jane

Hancock

Wife

Married

28

1853

Wellington, Somerset, England

Blanche

Banbury

Step Daughter

Single

11

1870

Templeton, Devon, England

Sophia

Hancock

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Loxbeare, Devon, England

George

Hancock

Son

Single

5

1876

Bampton, Devon, England

Bessie

Hancock

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Morebath, Devon, England

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