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Household of Benjamin Knight (born 1856, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Knight, born in 1856 in Ruardean, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Knight, born in 1827 in Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Cornelius (born 1861 in Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England), Melinda (born 1863 in Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England) and Thomas E (born 1880 in Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Mother, Phoebe Goode, born in 1801 in Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England.


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Benjamin Knight's household

Male

Benjamin

Knight

Head
Female

Rebecca

Knight

Wife
Male

Cornelius

Knight

Son
Female

Melinda

Knight

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Goode

Mother
Male

Benjamin

Knight

Head
Female

Amelia

Knight

Wife
Male

Thomas E

Knight

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Knight

Head

Married

56

1825

Staffordshire, England

Rebecca

Knight

Wife

Married

54

1827

Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England

Cornelius

Knight

Son

Single

20

1861

Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England

Melinda

Knight

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England

Phoebe

Goode

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England

Benjamin

Knight

Head

Married

25

1856

Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England

Amelia

Knight

Wife

Married

21

1860

Cradley, Herefordshire, England

Thomas E

Knight

Son

Single

1

1880

Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England

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