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Household of Alfred Knight (born 1829, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridport, Dorset, 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.

Alfred Knight and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Knight, born in 1829 in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, consisted of 11 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Fanny Knight, born in 1830 in Poole, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Gertrude (born 1862 in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England), Henry (born 1864 in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England), Etheridge (born 1869 in Bridport, Dorset, England) and Florence (born 1871 in Bridport, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Aunt, Elizabeth (born 1811 in Poole, Dorset, England), Alfred's Brother, William (born 1822 in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England), Alfred's Visitor, William (born 1826 in Exeter, Devon, England), Alfred's Visitor, Annie (born 1826 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Alfred's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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Alfred Knight's household

Male

Alfred

Knight

Head
Female

Fanny

Knight

Wife
Female

Gertrude

Knight

Daughter
Male

Henry

Knight

Son
Male

Etheridge

Knight

Son
Female

Florence

Knight

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Fuber Or Feeber

Aunt
Male

William

Knight

Brother
Male

William

Shears

Visitor
Female

Annie

Shears

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Knight

Head

Married

52

1829

Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England

Fanny

Knight

Wife

Married

51

1830

Poole, Dorset, England

Gertrude

Knight

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England

Henry

Knight

Son

Single

17

1864

Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England

Etheridge

Knight

Son

Single

12

1869

Bridport, Dorset, England

Florence

Knight

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bridport, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Fuber Or Feeber

Aunt

Single

70

1811

Poole, Dorset, England

William

Knight

Brother

Married

59

1822

Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England

William

Shears

Visitor

Married

55

1826

Exeter, Devon, England

Annie

Shears

Visitor

Married

55

1826

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Servant

Single

19

1862

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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