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Household of William Hancock (born 1820, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hancock, born in 1820 in Reading, Berkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Hancock, born in 1841 in March, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1866 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1869 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1873 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1877 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Charles Hayes, born in 1830 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.


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William Hancock's household

Male

William

Hancock

Head
Female

Ann

Hancock

Wife
Male

George

Hancock

Son
Female

Mary J

Hancock

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Hancock

Son
Male

Frank

Hancock

Son
Male

Robert

Hancock

Son
Male

Charles

Hayes

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Reading, Berkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hancock

Head

Married

61

1820

Reading, Berkshire, England

Ann

Hancock

Wife

Married

40

1841

March, Cambridgeshire, England

George

Hancock

Son

Single

15

1866

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Hancock

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Hancock

Son

Single

8

1873

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Hancock

Son

Single

4

1877

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Hancock

Son

Single

0

1881

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Hayes

Boarder

Single

51

1830

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

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