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Household of Benjamin Knight (born 1833, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, Kent, 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.

Benjamin Knight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Knight, born in 1833 in Dartford, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Betsy Knight, born in 1839 in Wilmington, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Jane H (born 1865 in Dartford, Kent, England), Joseph W (born 1866 in Dartford, Kent, England), Benjamin W (born 1872 in Dartford, Kent, England) and Betsy S (born 1880 in Dartford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, Robert Scudder, born in 1835 in Wilmington, Kent, England.


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Benjamin Knight's household

Male

Benjamin

Knight

Head
Female

Betsy

Knight

Wife
Female

Jane H

Knight

Daughter
Male

Joseph W

Knight

Son
Male

Benjamin W

Knight

Son
Female

Betsy S

Knight

Daughter
Male

Robert

Scudder

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dartford, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Knight

Head

Married

48

1833

Dartford, Kent, England

Betsy

Knight

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wilmington, Kent, England

Jane H

Knight

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Dartford, Kent, England

Joseph W

Knight

Son

Single

15

1866

Dartford, Kent, England

Benjamin W

Knight

Son

Single

9

1872

Dartford, Kent, England

Betsy S

Knight

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dartford, Kent, England

Robert

Scudder

Lodger

Single

46

1835

Wilmington, Kent, England

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