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Household of Clara Knowles (born 1840, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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.

Clara Knowles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Clara Knowles, born in 1840 in Nailsea, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Clara was the head of the household, married to Harry Knowles, born in 1875 in Crewe, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Harry (born 1875 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), John (born 1862 in Nailsea, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Charles (born 1866 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and William F (born 1870 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Clara's Boarder, Harry (born 1826 in Cheshire, England) and Clara's Boarder, Duncan (born 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Clara Knowles's household

Female

Clara

Knowles

Head
Male

Harry

Knowles

Son
Male

Joseph

Knowles

Son
Male

John

Heaton

Son
Male

Thomas

Heaton

Son
Male

Charles

Heaton

Son
Male

William F

Heaton

Son
Male

Harry

Brown

Boarder
Male

Duncan

Downe

Boarder
First name(s) Clara
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Nailsea, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Clara

Knowles

Head

Married

41

1840

Nailsea, Somerset, England

Harry

Knowles

Son

Single

6

1875

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Knowles

Son

Single

4

1877

Crewe, Cheshire, England

John

Heaton

Son

Single

19

1862

Nailsea, Somerset, England

Thomas

Heaton

Son

Single

17

1864

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Charles

Heaton

Son

Single

15

1866

Crewe, Cheshire, England

William F

Heaton

Son

Single

11

1870

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Harry

Brown

Boarder

Widower

55

1826

Cheshire, England

Duncan

Downe

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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