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Household of Charles Knowles (born 1834, Cornwall)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.
Charles Knowles and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Knowles, born in 1834 in Truro, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Elmira Knowles, born in 1843 in -. They had 7 children; Charles (born 1862 in Devoran, Cornwall, England), James Henry (born 1867 in Truro, Cornwall, England), William G (born 1872 in Truro, Cornwall, England), Richard (born 1874 in Hebburn, Durham, England), Elmira (born 1876 in Walker, Northumberland, England), Eliza J (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and John (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Mother, Elmira Webber, born in 1819 in -.
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Charles Knowles's household
Charles
Knowles
Head
Elmira
Knowles
Wife
Charles
Knowles
Son
James Henry
Knowles
Son
William G
Knowles
Son
Richard
Knowles
Son
Elmira
Knowles
Daughter
Eliza J
Knowles
Daughter
John
Knowles
Son
Elmira
Webber
Mother
| First name(s) | Charles |
| Last name | Knowles |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Truro, Cornwall, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles | Knowles | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
Elmira | Knowles | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | - | |
Charles | Knowles | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Devoran, Cornwall, England | |
James Henry | Knowles | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
William G | Knowles | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Truro, Cornwall, England | |
Richard | Knowles | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Hebburn, Durham, England | |
Elmira | Knowles | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Walker, Northumberland, England | |
Eliza J | Knowles | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
John | Knowles | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
Elmira | Webber | Mother | Widow | 62 | 1819 | - |
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