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Household of John Hancock (born 1853, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, 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.
John Hancock and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hancock, born in 1853 in Pawlett, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Hancock, born in 1856 in Berrow, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Earnest (born 1875 in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England), Fanny (born 1873 in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England), Fred J (born 1877 in Burnham on Sea, Somerset, Somerset, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Eliza A (born 1811 in Stockland, Devon, England), John's Lodger, Eliza A (born 1857 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Lodger, Eliza (born 1835 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).
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John Hancock's household
John
Hancock
Head
Betsy
Hancock
Wife
Earnest
Hancock
Son
Fanny
Hancock
Daughter
Fred J
Hancock
Son
Robert
Hancock
Son
Eliza A
Marchant
Lodger
Eliza A
Edwards
Lodger
Eliza
Good
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Hancock |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Pawlett, Somerset, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Hancock | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Pawlett, Somerset, England | |
Betsy | Hancock | Wife | Married | 25 | 1856 | Berrow, Somerset, England | |
Earnest | Hancock | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England | |
Fanny | Hancock | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England | |
Fred J | Hancock | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Burnham on Sea, Somerset, Somerset, England | |
Robert | Hancock | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England | |
Eliza A | Marchant | Lodger | Single | 70 | 1811 | Stockland, Devon, England | |
Eliza A | Edwards | Lodger | Married | 24 | 1857 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England | |
Eliza | Good | Lodger | Married | 46 | 1835 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England |
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