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Household of Benjamin Knight (born 1844, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Knight, born in 1844 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Caroline L Knight, born in 1855 in Torrington, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Mary C (born 1879 in Torquay, Devon, England), Beatrice L (born 1880 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Harold N (born 1881 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Apprentice, Ebenezer (born 1863 in United States), Benjamin's Brother In Law, Charles O (born 1864 in Torrington, Devon, England), Benjamin's Servant Nurse, Hannah (born 1809 in Norton, Devon, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Dowland, Devon, England).
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Benjamin Knight's household
Benjamin
Knight
Head
Caroline L
Knight
Wife
Mary C
Knight
Daughter
Beatrice L
Knight
Daughter
Harold N
Knight
Son
Ebenezer
Culverwell
Apprentice
Charles O
Fowler
Brother In Law
Hannah
Coysh
Servant Nurse
Mary
Lock
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Knight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Chard, Somerset, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Knight | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Chard, Somerset, England | |
Caroline L | Knight | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Torrington, Devon, England | |
Mary C | Knight | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Torquay, Devon, England | |
Beatrice L | Knight | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Torquay, Devon, England | |
Harold N | Knight | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Torquay, Devon, England | |
Ebenezer | Culverwell | Apprentice | Single | 18 | 1863 | United States | |
Charles O | Fowler | Brother In Law | Single | 17 | 1864 | Torrington, Devon, England | |
Hannah | Coysh | Servant Nurse | Widow | 72 | 1809 | Norton, Devon, England | |
Mary | Lock | Servant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Dowland, Devon, England |
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