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Household of William Hancock (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hancock, born in 1847 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Hancock, born in 1837 in Frithelstock, Devon, England. They had 6 children; John W (born 1866 in Bideford, Devon, England), James (born 1867 in Bideford, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1870 in Bideford, Devon, England), Anna (born 1872 in Bideford, Devon, England), Thomas H (born 1875 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Rosa (born 1881 in Bideford, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; Alfred G, born 1880 in Bideford, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter Law, Mary A Jeffrey, born in 1856 in Hartland, Devon, England.


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William Hancock's household

Male

William

Hancock

Head
Female

Eliza

Hancock

Wife
Female

Mary A

Jeffrey

Step Daughter Law
Male

John W

Hancock

Son
Male

James

Hancock

Son
Female

Bessie

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Anna

Hancock

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Hancock

Son
Female

Rosa

Hancock

Daughter
Male

Alfred G

Jeffrey

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bideford, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hancock

Head

Married

34

1847

Bideford, Devon, England

Eliza

Hancock

Wife

Married

44

1837

Frithelstock, Devon, England

Mary A

Jeffrey

Step Daughter Law

Single

25

1856

Hartland, Devon, England

John W

Hancock

Son

Single

15

1866

Bideford, Devon, England

James

Hancock

Son

Single

14

1867

Bideford, Devon, England

Bessie

Hancock

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bideford, Devon, England

Anna

Hancock

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bideford, Devon, England

Thomas H

Hancock

Son

Single

6

1875

Bideford, Devon, England

Rosa

Hancock

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bideford, Devon, England

Alfred G

Jeffrey

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Bideford, Devon, England

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