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Household of William Hancock (born 1846, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hancock, born in 1846 in Georgeham, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Hancock, born in 1849 in Georgeham, Devon, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1871 in Georgeham, Devon, England) and Annie (born 1877 in Georgeham, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1815 in Georgeham, Devon, England), William's Servant, Fred (born 1864 in Braunton, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Alfred (born 1866 in Georgeham, Devon, England).


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William Hancock's household

Male

William

Hancock

Head
Female

Emma

Hancock

Wife
Male

John

Hancock

Son
Female

Annie

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hancock

Mother
Male

Fred

Mock

Servant
Male

Alfred

Mock

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Georgeham, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hancock

Head

Married

35

1846

Georgeham, Devon, England

Emma

Hancock

Wife

Married

32

1849

Georgeham, Devon, England

John

Hancock

Son

Single

10

1871

Georgeham, Devon, England

Annie

Hancock

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Georgeham, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Hancock

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Georgeham, Devon, England

Fred

Mock

Servant

Single

17

1864

Braunton, Devon, England

Alfred

Mock

Servant

Single

15

1866

Georgeham, Devon, England

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