Skip to content Phoebe Hancox in Worcestershire, Staffordshire in the 1881 Census Details of Phoebe Hancox of 86 Stourbridge Road, Dudley (Worcs), Worcestershire, Staffordshire, England First name(s)
Phoebe
Last name
Hancox
Relationship
Head
Marital status
Widow
Gender
Female
Age
65
Birth year
1816
Occupation
—
Birth town
Brockmoor
Birth county
Staffordshire
Birth place
England
Street
86 Stourbridge Road
Town
—
Parish
Dudley (Worcs)
County
Worcestershire, Staffordshire
Country
England
Registration district
Dudley
Other household members First name(s)
Last name
Relationship
Marital status
Gender
Age
Birth year
Occupation
Birth place
First name(s)
Thomas
Last name
Barnbrook
Relationship
Sister In Law
Marital status
Married
Gender
Male
Age
21
Birth year
1860
Occupation
Coal Miner Unemployed
Birth place
Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England
First name(s)
Ann
Last name
Barnbrook
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
Married
Gender
Female
Age
21
Birth year
1860
Occupation
-
Birth place
Dudley, Worcestershire, 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 Hancox family in this 1881 Census record Includes Phoebe Hancox and 2 other people Hancox family summary Dudley (Worcs), Worcestershire, Staffordshire, England
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