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Household of Joseph Hancock (born 1813, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Grantham, Lincolnshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Hancock, born in 1813 in Camberwell, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hancock, born in 1825 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1845 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England), Henry (born 1860 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England), Frederick (born 1864 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England), Agnes (born 1856 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) and Edith (born 1866 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Visitor, Charlotte (born 1865 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Emma (born 1857 in Carlton Scroop, Lincolnshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Ann (born 1864 in Lincolnshire, England).


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Joseph Hancock's household

Male

Joseph

Hancock

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hancock

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cowan

Daughter
Male

Henry

Hancock

Son
Male

Frederick

Hancock

Son
Female

Agnes

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Edith

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Brett

Visitor
Female

Emma

Whaley

Servant
Female

Ann

Silkstone

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Camberwell, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Hancock

Head

Married

68

1813

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Hancock

Wife

Married

56

1825

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth

Cowan

Daughter

Widow

36

1845

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Henry

Hancock

Son

Single

21

1860

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Frederick

Hancock

Son

Single

17

1864

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Agnes

Hancock

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Edith

Hancock

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Charlotte

Brett

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Emma

Whaley

Servant

Single

24

1857

Carlton Scroop, Lincolnshire, England

Ann

Silkstone

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lincolnshire, England

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