Amelia Hocking in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of Amelia Hocking of 12 High Street, Whitechapel, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): Amelia
Last name: Hocking
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Widow
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Birth year: 1831
Occupation: Cheesemonger
Birth town: Shadwell
Birth county: Middlesex
Birth place: England
Street: 12 High Street
Town: —
Parish: Whitechapel
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Whitechapel

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) William	Last name Hocking	Relationship Stepson	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Cheesemonger	Birth place Shadwell, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Frederick	Last name Hocking	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Anne E	Last name Hocking	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Edwin	Last name Hocking	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Catherine	Last name Allen	Relationship Niece	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 25	Birth year 1856	Occupation General Servant	Birth place Truro, Cornwall, England
First name(s) Amelia	Last name Allen	Relationship Niece	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Shop Assistant Genl	Birth place Truro, Cornwall, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Hocking family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Amelia Hocking and 6 other people

Hocking family summary

NAME: Amelia Hocking
BORN: 1831
BIRTH COUNTY: Middlesex
ADDRESS IN 1881: Whitechapel, London, Middlesex, England