Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Adam Knowles (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Adam Knowles and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Knowles, born in 1839 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Ann Knowles, born in 1843 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Lancashire, England), Jane A (born 1868 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1870 in Parr, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Lancashire, England), Phoebe (born 1877 in Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Adam Knowles's household

Male

Adam

Knowles

Head
Female

Ann

Knowles

Wife
Male

John

Knowles

Son
Female

Jane A

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Esther

Knowles

Daughter
Male

James

Knowles

Son
Female

Phoebe

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) Adam
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Knowles

Head

Married

42

1839

Lancashire, England

Ann

Knowles

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lancashire, England

John

Knowles

Son

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Jane A

Knowles

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Parr, Lancashire, England

Esther

Knowles

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Parr, Lancashire, England

James

Knowles

Son

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Knowles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Knowles

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Adam Knowles in Prescot in 1881, and follow the Knowles family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Adam Knowles

We’ve found Adam Knowles in 44 family trees. Find out more about Adam Knowles' household and view the Knowles family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census