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Household of Joseph Hancock (born 1815, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, 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.

Joseph Hancock and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Hancock, born in 1815 in Sandford, Devon, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Hancock, born in 1814 in Sandford, Devon, England. They had 1 grandchild; William Arther, born 1872 in Exeter, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, William Palfrey, born in 1861 in Oakford, Devon, England.


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Joseph Hancock's household

Male

Joseph

Hancock

Head
Female

Mary

Hancock

Wife
Male

William Arther

Wise

Grand Son
Male

William

Palfrey

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Sandford, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Hancock

Head

Married

66

1815

Sandford, Devon, England

Mary

Hancock

Wife

Married

67

1814

Sandford, Devon, England

William Arther

Wise

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Exeter, Devon, England

William

Palfrey

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Oakford, Devon, England

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