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Household of Richard Hancock (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.

Richard Hancock and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Hancock, born in 1837 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Jane A Hancock, born in 1837 in Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Janett A (born 1865 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), William H (born 1867 in Somerset, England), Alice E (born 1875 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Jessie M (born 1879 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's -, Susan (born 1861 in Paignton, Devon, England), Richard's Visitor, John (born 1829 in Scotland) and Richard's Visitor, Robert (born 1836 in Scotland).


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Richard Hancock's household

Male

Richard

Hancock

Head
Female

Jane A

Hancock

Wife
Female

Janett A

Hancock

Daughter
Male

William H

Hancock

Son
Female

Alice E

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Jessie M

Hancock

Daughter
Female

Susan

Parnell

-
Male

John

Russell

Visitor
Male

Robert

Scott

Visitor
First name(s) Richard
Last name Hancock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Hancock

Head

Married

44

1837

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Jane A

Hancock

Wife

Married

44

1837

Somerset, England

Janett A

Hancock

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Barnstaple, Devon, England

William H

Hancock

Son

Single

14

1867

Somerset, England

Alice E

Hancock

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Torquay, Devon, England

Jessie M

Hancock

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Torquay, Devon, England

Susan

Parnell

-

Single

20

1861

Paignton, Devon, England

John

Russell

Visitor

Single

52

1829

Scotland

Robert

Scott

Visitor

Single

45

1836

Scotland

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