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Household of John Hancock (born 1851, 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.

John Hancock and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hancock, born in 1851 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dinah Hancock, born in 1852 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1873 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, John (born 1850 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England) and John's Lodger, Zillah A (born 1859 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England).


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John Hancock's household

Male

John

Hancock

Head
Female

Dinah

Hancock

Wife
Male

Charles

Hancock

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Ada

Hancock

Daughter
Male

John

Timmis

Lodger
Female

Zillah A

Timmis

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hancock

Head

Married

30

1851

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Dinah

Hancock

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Hancock

Son

Single

8

1873

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Hancock

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Ada

Hancock

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

John

Timmis

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

Zillah A

Timmis

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England

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