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Household of William Hancock (born 1850, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hancock, born in 1850 in Crosby, Leicestershire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Hancock, born in 1852 in Cambridgeshire, England. They had 1 child; Ellen, born 1878 in Burton, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Henry Hancock, born in 1861 in Stone, Staffordshire, England.


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William Hancock's household

Male

William

Hancock

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Hancock

Wife
Female

Ellen

Hancock

Daughter
Male

Henry

Hancock

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Crosby, Leicestershire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Hancock

Head

Married

31

1850

Crosby, Leicestershire, England

Mary Jane

Hancock

Wife

Married

29

1852

Cambridgeshire, England

Ellen

Hancock

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Hancock

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Stone, Staffordshire, England

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