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Household of Adam Knowles (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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.

Adam Knowles and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Knowles, born in 1823 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knowles, born in 1835 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Josephas (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alonzo S (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Lucretia (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ernest A (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Victor (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Leonedus (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Adam Knowles's household

Male

Adam

Knowles

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife
Male

Josephas

Knowles

Son
Male

Alonzo S

Knowles

Son
Female

Lucretia

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Ernest A

Knowles

Son
Male

Victor

Knowles

Son
Male

Leonedus

Knowles

Son
First name(s) Adam
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Blackburn, 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

58

1823

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife

Married

46

1835

York, Yorkshire, England

Josephas

Knowles

Son

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alonzo S

Knowles

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lucretia

Knowles

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ernest A

Knowles

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Victor

Knowles

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Leonedus

Knowles

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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