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Household of Benjamin Knowles (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 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 Knowles and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Knowles, born in 1837 in Winlaton, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Isabella Knowles, born in 1840 in Winlaton, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1861 in Winlaton, Durham, England), Benjamin (born 1865 in Winlaton, Durham, England), Dorothy (born 1869 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Henry (born 1869 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Mercy (born 1873 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Isabella (born 1875 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Benjamin Knowles's household

Male

Benjamin

Knowles

Head
Female

Isabella

Knowles

Wife
Female

Jane

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Knowles

Son
Female

Dorothy

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Henry

Knowles

Son
Female

Mercy

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Winlaton, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Knowles

Head

Married

44

1837

Winlaton, Durham, England

Isabella

Knowles

Wife

Married

41

1840

Winlaton, Durham, England

Jane

Knowles

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Winlaton, Durham, England

Benjamin

Knowles

Son

Single

16

1865

Winlaton, Durham, England

Dorothy

Knowles

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Henry

Knowles

Son

Single

12

1869

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mercy

Knowles

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Knowles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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