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Household of William Hancock (born 1831, Cornwall)

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 1831 in Buckland, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hancock, born in 1830 in Bideford, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1857 in Bideford, Cornwall, England), Edward (born 1861 in Bideford, Cornwall, England), Sileth (born 1870 in Bideford, Cornwall, England), Frederic (born 1875 in Bideford, Cornwall, England) and Charles (born 1877 in Bideford, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder Head, Alfred (born 1858 in Bideford, Cornwall, England) and William's Visitor, Mary A (born 1861 in Buckland, Cornwall, England).


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William Hancock's household

Male

William

Hancock

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hancock

Wife
Male

John

Hancock

Son
Male

Edward

Hancock

Son
Male

Sileth

Hancock

Son
Male

Frederic

Hancock

Son
Male

Charles

Hancock

Son
Male

Alfred

Dean

Boarder Head
Female

Harriot

Dean

Wife
Female

Mary A

Ferrier

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Buckland, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hancock

Head

Married

50

1831

Buckland, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Hancock

Wife

Married

51

1830

Bideford, Cornwall, England

John

Hancock

Son

Single

24

1857

Bideford, Cornwall, England

Edward

Hancock

Son

Single

20

1861

Bideford, Cornwall, England

Sileth

Hancock

Son

Single

11

1870

Bideford, Cornwall, England

Frederic

Hancock

Son

Single

6

1875

Bideford, Cornwall, England

Charles

Hancock

Son

Single

4

1877

Bideford, Cornwall, England

Alfred

Dean

Boarder Head

Married

23

1858

Bideford, Cornwall, England

Harriot

Dean

Wife

Married

21

1860

Bideford, Cornwall, England

Mary A

Ferrier

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Buckland, Cornwall, England

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