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Household of John Hancock (born 1855, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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.

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 1855 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Hancock, born in 1844 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 2 children; Willie (born 1877 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and George (born 1881 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Rose (born 1870 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and John's Boarder, John (born 1855 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England).


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John Hancock's household

Male

John

Hancock

Head
Female

Ann

Hancock

Wife
Male

Willie

Hancock

Son
Male

George

Hancock

Son
Female

Rose

Pearce

Visitor
Male

John

Whitworth

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Hancock

Head

Married

26

1855

Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

Ann

Hancock

Wife

Married

37

1844

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Willie

Hancock

Son

Single

4

1877

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

George

Hancock

Son

Single

0

1881

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Rose

Pearce

Visitor

Single

11

1870

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

John

Whitworth

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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