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Household of Alfred Knowles (born 1824, 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 Knowles and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Knowles, born in 1824 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Margery Knowles, born in 1833 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1860 in Denton, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1864 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England) and Jane (born 1870 in Hayfield, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Lodger, Jane Corless, born in 1806 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Alfred Knowles's household

Male

Alfred

Knowles

Head
Female

Margery

Knowles

Wife
Male

Samuel

Knowles

Son
Female

Ann

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Jane

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Jane

Corless

Lodger
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Knowles

Head

Married

57

1824

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Margery

Knowles

Wife

Married

48

1833

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Knowles

Son

Single

21

1860

Denton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Knowles

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Jane

Knowles

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hayfield, Derbyshire, England

Jane

Corless

Lodger

Widow

75

1806

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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