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Household of Alfred Knight (born 1848, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Alfred Knight and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Knight, born in 1848 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knight, born in 1847 in Warrington, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah E (born 1872 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England), Florence (born 1876 in Cheshire, England), Mary E (born 1880 in Cheshire, England) and Harriet (born 1878 in Glossop, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Boarder, William (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alfred's Boarder, Joseph T (born 1861 in Cheshire, England).


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Alfred Knight's household

Male

Alfred

Knight

Head
Female

Sarah

Knight

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Knight

Daughter
Female

Florence

Knight

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Knight

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Knight

Daughter
Male

William

White

Boarder
Male

Joseph T

White

Boarder
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Knight

Head

Married

33

1848

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Knight

Wife

Married

34

1847

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Knight

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Florence

Knight

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cheshire, England

Mary E

Knight

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cheshire, England

Harriet

Knight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Glossop, Derbyshire, England

William

White

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joseph T

White

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Cheshire, England

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