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Household of John W Hanson (born 1838, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Devon, 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 Hanson and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Hanson, born in 1838 in Burghill, Herefordshire, consisted of 16 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Lilia M Hanson, born in 1845 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Lilian E (born 1865 in Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England), Louisa C (born 1871 in Newton Purcell, Oxfordshire, England), Gertrude A (born 1872 in Newton Purcell, Oxfordshire, England), Lucy M A (born 1874 in Buckinghamshire, England), Grace M (born 1877 in France), Annie H W (born 1878 in Herefordshire, England) and Frederick W A (born 1881 in Axminster, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Mother In Law, Louisa W (born 1809 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John W's Governess, Charlotte E (born 1856 in Middlesex, England), John W's Servant, Charlotte (born 1842 in Yarcombe, Devon, England), John W's Servant, Mary A (born 1833 in Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England), John W's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Kingston, Somerset, England), John W's Servant, Ann (born 1846 in Netherbury, Dorset, England) and John W's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Chardstock, Dorset, England).


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John W Hanson's household

Male

John W

Hanson

Head
Female

Lilia M

Hanson

Wife
Female

Lilian E

Hanson

Daughter
Female

Louisa C

Hanson

Daughter
Female

Gertrude A

Hanson

Daughter
Female

Lucy M A

Hanson

Daughter
Female

Grace M

Hanson

Daughter
Female

Annie H W

Hanson

Daughter
Male

Frederick W A

Hanson

Son
Female

Louisa W

Carrington

Mother In Law
Female

Charlotte E

Houghton

Governess
Female

Charlotte

Long

Servant
Female

Mary A

Limbrick

Servant
Female

Jane

Wakley

Servant
Female

Ann

Joy

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Coombe

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Hanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Burghill, Herefordshire, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Hanson

Head

Married

43

1838

Burghill, Herefordshire, England

Lilia M

Hanson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Lilian E

Hanson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England

Louisa C

Hanson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Newton Purcell, Oxfordshire, England

Gertrude A

Hanson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Newton Purcell, Oxfordshire, England

Lucy M A

Hanson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Buckinghamshire, England

Grace M

Hanson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

France

Annie H W

Hanson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Herefordshire, England

Frederick W A

Hanson

Son

Single

0

1881

Axminster, Devon, England

Louisa W

Carrington

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Charlotte E

Houghton

Governess

Single

25

1856

Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Long

Servant

Married

39

1842

Yarcombe, Devon, England

Mary A

Limbrick

Servant

Single

48

1833

Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Jane

Wakley

Servant

Single

20

1861

Kingston, Somerset, England

Ann

Joy

Servant

Single

35

1846

Netherbury, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Coombe

Servant

Single

16

1865

Chardstock, Dorset, England

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