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Household of William Hancock (born 1843, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 1843 in Tolland, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Hancock, born in 1851 in Clyst St Lawrence, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1876 in Halse, Somerset, England), Alice (born 1878 in Halse, Somerset, England), William J (born 1879 in Halse, Somerset, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Halse, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Walter Sealey, born in 1860 in Halse, Somerset, England.


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William Hancock's household

Male

William

Hancock

Head
Female

Ann

Hancock

Wife
Male

George

Hancock

Son
Female

Alice

Hancock

Daughter
Male

William J

Hancock

Son
Male

Robert

Hancock

Son
Male

Walter

Sealey

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Tolland, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hancock

Head

Married

38

1843

Tolland, Somerset, England

Ann

Hancock

Wife

Married

30

1851

Clyst St Lawrence, Somerset, England

George

Hancock

Son

Single

5

1876

Halse, Somerset, England

Alice

Hancock

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Halse, Somerset, England

William J

Hancock

Son

Single

2

1879

Halse, Somerset, England

Robert

Hancock

Son

Single

0

1881

Halse, Somerset, England

Walter

Sealey

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Halse, Somerset, England

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