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Household of John Hancock (born 1853, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Bedminster, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily A Hancock, born in 1854 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. They had 5 children; Mary M (born 1875 in Gloucestershire, England), Winifred E (born 1877 in Bedminster, Somerset, England), Robert S (born 1878 in Gloucestershire, England), Ethel M (born 1879 in Gloucestershire, England) and Vivienne (born 1881 in Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary A (born 1865 in Westbury, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Servant, Emily E (born 1865 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England).


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John Hancock's household

Male

John

Hancock

Head
Female

Emily A

Hancock

Wife
Female

Mary M

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Winifred E

Hancock

Daughter
Male

Robert S

Hancock

Son
Female

Ethel M

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Vivienne

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Mary A

White

Servant
Female

Emily E

Masters

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bedminster, 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

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Emily A

Hancock

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Mary M

Hancock

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gloucestershire, England

Winifred E

Hancock

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bedminster, Somerset, England

Robert S

Hancock

Son

Single

3

1878

Gloucestershire, England

Ethel M

Hancock

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gloucestershire, England

Vivienne

Hancock

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gloucestershire, England

Mary A

White

Servant

Single

16

1865

Westbury, Gloucestershire, England

Emily E

Masters

Servant

Single

16

1865

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

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