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Household of William Hancock (born 1833, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, 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.

William Hancock and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hancock, born in 1833 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; William T (born 1859 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Henry A (born 1862 in St Marylebone, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Housekeeper, Elizabeth (born 1838 in London, Middlesex, England) and William's Cook, Mary Ann (born 1837 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England).


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William Hancock's household

Male

William

Hancock

Head
Male

William T

Hancock

Son
Male

Henry A

Hancock

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Clarke

Housekeeper
Female

Mary Ann

Raven

Cook
First name(s) William
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hancock

Head

Widower

48

1833

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

William T

Hancock

Son

Single

22

1859

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Henry A

Hancock

Son

Single

19

1862

St Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Clarke

Housekeeper

Single

43

1838

London, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Raven

Cook

Single

44

1837

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

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