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Household of William Tancock (born 1818, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, 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 Tancock and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tancock, born in 1818 in Winkleigh, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Tancock, born in 1815 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1856 in Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Nellie (born 1878 in Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Amelia (born 1859 in Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Richard (born 1864 in Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England).


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William Tancock's household

Male

William

Tancock

Head
Female

Susan

Tancock

Wife
Male

William

Tancock

Son
Female

Amelia

Tancock

Daughter In Law
Female

Nellie

Tancock

Grand Daughter
Male

Samuel

Tancock

Grand Son
Male

Richard

Hawkins

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Tancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Winkleigh, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tancock

Head

Married

63

1818

Winkleigh, Devon, England

Susan

Tancock

Wife

Married

66

1815

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

William

Tancock

Son

Married

25

1856

Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England

Amelia

Tancock

Daughter In Law

Married

22

1859

Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England

Nellie

Tancock

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England

Samuel

Tancock

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England

Richard

Hawkins

Servant

Single

17

1864

Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England

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