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Household of Robert Hancer (born 1840, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

Robert Hancer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Hancer, born in 1840 in St Andrews, Suffolk, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Hancer, born in 1848 in Lewisham, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Ada F (born 1868 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England), Maud E (born 1867 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Lizzie (born 1871 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Robert (born 1875 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1812 in Westerham, Kent, England), Robert's Lodger, Rose (born 1858 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Robert's Lodger, Henry (born 1867 in Plumstead, Kent, England).


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Robert Hancer's household

Male

Robert

Hancer

Head
Female

Mary

Hancer

Wife
Female

Ada F

Hancer

Daughter
Female

Maud E

Hancer

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Hancer

Daughter
Male

Robert

Hancer

Son
Female

Mary

Ellestone

Mother In Law
Female

Rose

Holt

Lodger
Male

Henry

Greaves

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Hancer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place St Andrews, Suffolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Hancer

Head

Married

41

1840

St Andrews, Suffolk, England

Mary

Hancer

Wife

Married

33

1848

Lewisham, Kent, England

Ada F

Hancer

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Maud E

Hancer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Plumstead, Kent, England

Lizzie

Hancer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Woolwich, Kent, England

Robert

Hancer

Son

Single

6

1875

Woolwich, Kent, England

Mary

Ellestone

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Westerham, Kent, England

Rose

Holt

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Deptford, Kent, England

Henry

Greaves

Lodger

Single

14

1867

Plumstead, Kent, England

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