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Household of Alexander Knight (born 1845, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Knight, born in 1845 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Knight, born in 1857 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Peter (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary A (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert B (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Knight's household

Male

Alexander

Knight

Head
Female

Mary

Knight

Wife
Male

Peter

Knight

Son
Male

John

Knight

Son
Male

Alexander

Knight

Son
Female

Jessie

Knight

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Knight

Daughter
Male

Robert B

Knight

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Knight

Head

Married

36

1845

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Knight

Wife

Married

24

1857

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Knight

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Knight

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Knight

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Knight

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A

Knight

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert B

Knight

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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