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Household of Thomas Hancock (born 1840, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, 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.

Thomas Hancock and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Hancock, born in 1840 in Burslem, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah Hancock, born in 1842 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1867 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1869 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England), Henry (born 1872 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England), James (born 1874 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister In Law, Annie (born 1861 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Emma (born 1845 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Hancock's household

Male

Thomas

Hancock

Head
Female

Hannah

Hancock

Wife
Male

Thomas

Hancock

Son
Female

Hannah

Hancock

Daughter
Male

William

Hancock

Son
Male

Henry

Hancock

Son
Male

James

Hancock

Son
Female

Mary

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Annie

Booth

Sister In Law
Female

Emma

Lindop

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Hancock

Head

Married

41

1840

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Hancock

Wife

Married

39

1842

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Hancock

Son

Single

16

1865

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Hancock

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

William

Hancock

Son

Single

12

1869

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Hancock

Son

Single

9

1872

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

James

Hancock

Son

Single

7

1874

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Hancock

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Annie

Booth

Sister In Law

Single

20

1861

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Lindop

Lodger

Single

36

1845

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

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