Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Alfred Knowles (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Knowles, born in 1849 in Campsall, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Sophia Knowles, born in 1855 in Owston, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Lily M (born 1875 in Owston, Yorkshire, England), Ida Agnes (born 1879 in Owston, Yorkshire, England) and Percy A (born 1881 in Owston, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Niece, Sarah E (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England) and Alfred's Boarder, Frank (born 1855 in Norton, Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Alfred Knowles's household

Male

Alfred

Knowles

Head
Female

Sophia

Knowles

Wife
Female

Lily M

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Ida Agnes

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Percy A

Knowles

Son
Female

Sarah E

Middleton

Niece
Male

Frank

Drabbs

Boarder
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Campsall, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Knowles

Head

Married

32

1849

Campsall, Yorkshire, England

Sophia

Knowles

Wife

Married

26

1855

Owston, Yorkshire, England

Lily M

Knowles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Owston, Yorkshire, England

Ida Agnes

Knowles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Owston, Yorkshire, England

Percy A

Knowles

Son

Single

0

1881

Owston, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Middleton

Niece

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Frank

Drabbs

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Norton, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Alfred Knowles in Doncaster in 1881, and follow the Knowles family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Alfred Knowles

We’ve found Alfred Knowles in 95 family trees. Find out more about Alfred Knowles' household and view the Knowles family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census