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Household of Bill Knight (born 1857, Yorkshire)

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

Bill Knight and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bill Knight, born in 1857 in Wath, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Bill was the head of the household, married to Jane Knight, born in 1858 in Hepworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Bill, born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Bill's Mother, Emma (born 1824 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Bill's Brother, Tom (born 1853 in Wath, Yorkshire, England) and Bill's Brothers Wife, Annie (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Bill Knight's household

Male

Bill

Knight

Head
Female

Jane

Knight

Wife
Male

Bill

Knight

Son
Female

Emma

Knight

Mother
Male

Tom

Knight

Brother
Female

Annie

Knight

Brothers Wife
First name(s) Bill
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Wath, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bill

Knight

Head

Married

24

1857

Wath, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Knight

Wife

Married

23

1858

Hepworth, Yorkshire, England

Bill

Knight

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Knight

Mother

Widow

57

1824

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Tom

Knight

Brother

Married

28

1853

Wath, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Knight

Brothers Wife

Married

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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