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Household of Alexander Knight (born 1827, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle Church Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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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.
Alexander Knight and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Knight, born in 1827 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Knight, born in 1826 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Martha (born 1857 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1861 in Borness, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Ninian Brown, born in 1862 in King Edward, Banffshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Knight's household
Alexander
Knight
Head
Jessie
Knight
Wife
Martha
Knight
Daughter
Jessie
Brown
Daughter
Ninian
Brown
Visitor
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Knight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Knight | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jessie | Knight | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Martha | Knight | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jessie | Brown | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Borness, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Ninian | Brown | Visitor | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | King Edward, Banffshire, Scotland |
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