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Household of Alexander Knight (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Knight, born in 1827 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knight, born in 1837 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John F (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Jean Fulton, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Knight's household

Male

Alexander

Knight

Head
Female

Margaret

Knight

Wife
Female

Catherine

Knight

Daughter
Male

John F

Knight

Son
Female

Mary

Knight

Daughter
Female

Jean

Fulton

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Knight

Head

Married

54

1827

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Knight

Wife

Married

44

1837

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Catherine

Knight

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John F

Knight

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Knight

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean

Fulton

Boarder

Unmarried

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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