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Household of William Hancock (born 1813, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Germans, Cornwall, 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 1813 in Millbrook, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Jane, born 1839 in Millbrook, Cornwall, England. He had 2 grandchildren; Mary Jane (born 1870 in Millbrook, Cornwall, England) and Edith E (born 1878 in Millbrook, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Joseph (born 1835 in Millbrook, Cornwall, England), William's Granson, Joseph H H (born 1866 in Millbrook, Cornwall, England) and William's Granson, John H (born 1868 in Millbrook, Cornwall, England).


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William Hancock's household

Male

William

Hancock

Head
Male

Joseph

George

Son In Law
Female

Jane

George

Daughter
Male

Joseph H H

George

Granson
Male

John H

George

Granson
Female

Mary Jane

George

Grand Daughter
Female

Edith E

George

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Millbrook, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hancock

Head

Widower

68

1813

Millbrook, Cornwall, England

Joseph

George

Son In Law

Married

46

1835

Millbrook, Cornwall, England

Jane

George

Daughter

Married

42

1839

Millbrook, Cornwall, England

Joseph H H

George

Granson

Single

15

1866

Millbrook, Cornwall, England

John H

George

Granson

Single

13

1868

Millbrook, Cornwall, England

Mary Jane

George

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Millbrook, Cornwall, England

Edith E

George

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Millbrook, Cornwall, England

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