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Household of Joseph Hands (born 1827, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, 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.

Joseph Hands and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Hands, born in 1827 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Hands, born in 1828 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1854 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Prudence (born 1855 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1863 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1867 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and William (born 1871 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, Thomas Minchin, born in 1853 in Oldbury, Staffordshire, England.


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Joseph Hands's household

Male

Joseph

Hands

Head
Female

Hannah

Hands

Wife
Male

Joseph

Hands

Son
Female

Prudence

Hands

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hands

Son
Female

Hannah

Hands

Daughter
Male

William

Hands

Son
Male

Thomas

Minchin

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Hands
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Hands

Head

Married

54

1827

Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England

Hannah

Hands

Wife

Married

53

1828

Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England

Joseph

Hands

Son

Single

27

1854

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Prudence

Hands

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Hands

Son

Single

18

1863

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Hands

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

William

Hands

Son

Single

10

1871

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Minchin

Visitor

Single

28

1853

Oldbury, Staffordshire, England

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