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Household of Robert Hancock (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 Hancock and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Hancock, born in 1828 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Hancock, born in 1829 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Jane (born 1878 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Robert M (born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1875 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1877 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Son Head, Robert (born 1857 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Robert's Visitor, Caroline (born 1823 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Robert's Servant, George (born 1820 in Birkenhead, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Hancock's household

Male

Robert

Hancock

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Hancock

Wife
Male

Robert

Hancock

Son Head
Female

Mary

Hancock

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Hancock

Daughter
Male

Robert M

Hancock

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Butterworth

Daughter
Male

John

Butterworth

Son
Female

Caroline

Honth

Visitor
Male

George

Hedge

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Hancock

Head

Married

53

1828

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Hancock

Wife

Married

52

1829

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Robert

Hancock

Son Head

Married

24

1857

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hancock

Wife

Married

23

1858

Northwich, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Hancock

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bury, Lancashire, England

Robert M

Hancock

Son

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Butterworth

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Heywood, Lancashire, England

John

Butterworth

Son

Single

4

1877

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Honth

Visitor

Married

58

1823

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

George

Hedge

Servant

Single

61

1820

Birkenhead, Lancashire, England

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