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Household of William Hancock (born 1840, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, Devon, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hancock, born in 1840 in Kingsand, Cornwall, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Fanny Hancock, born in 1842 in Devonport, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Ernest (born 1873 in Devonport, Devon, England), Sidney (born 1880 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Devonport, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Eliza Facey, born in 1835 in Devonport, Devon, England.


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William Hancock's household

Male

William

Hancock

Head
Female

Fanny

Hancock

Wife
Male

Ernest

Hancock

Son
Male

Sidney

Hancock

Son
Female

Emily

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Facey

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kingsand, Cornwall, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hancock

Head

Married

41

1840

Kingsand, Cornwall, England

Fanny

Hancock

Wife

Married

39

1842

Devonport, Devon, England

Ernest

Hancock

Son

Single

8

1873

Devonport, Devon, England

Sidney

Hancock

Son

Single

1

1880

Devonport, Devon, England

Emily

Hancock

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Devonport, Devon, England

Eliza

Facey

Servant

Married

46

1835

Devonport, Devon, England

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