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Household of John W Hancock (born 1833, 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 W Hancock and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Hancock, born in 1833 in Fenton, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Isabella Hancock, born in 1839 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; William C (born 1861 in Fenton, Staffordshire, England), Mary Eliza (born 1862 in Fenton, Staffordshire, England), Helen Marian (born 1865 in Fenton, Staffordshire, England) and Katherine M (born 1880 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Servant, Caroline (born 1860 in Caverswall, Staffordshire, England), John W's Servant, Sarah A (born 1860 in Brereton, Staffordshire, England) and John W's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England).


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John W Hancock's household

Male

John W

Hancock

Head
Female

Isabella

Hancock

Wife
Male

William C

Hancock

Son
Female

Mary Eliza

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Helen Marian

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Katherine M

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Brassington

Servant
Female

Sarah A

Walker

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Aldridge

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Hancock

Head

Married

48

1833

Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Isabella

Hancock

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William C

Hancock

Son

Single

20

1861

Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Mary Eliza

Hancock

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Helen Marian

Hancock

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Katherine M

Hancock

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Caroline

Brassington

Servant

Single

21

1860

Caverswall, Staffordshire, England

Sarah A

Walker

Servant

Single

21

1860

Brereton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Aldridge

Servant

Single

22

1859

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

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