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Household of David Knight (born 1846, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastbourne, Sussex, 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.

David Knight and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Knight, born in 1846 in Kirdford, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Eliza J Knight, born in 1845 in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; William E (born 1874 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), John D (born 1875 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England) and Charles H (born 1879 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Daud, Alice M M (born 1881 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), David's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Wolverhampton, Shropshire, England) and David's Servant, Ann (born 1865 in Hailsham, Sussex, England).


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David Knight's household

Male

David

Knight

Head
Female

Eliza J

Knight

Wife
Male

William E

Knight

Son
Male

John D

Knight

Son
Male

Charles H

Knight

Son
Female

Alice M M

Knight

Daud
Female

Elizabeth

Fish

Servant
Female

Ann

Richards

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kirdford, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Knight

Head

Married

35

1846

Kirdford, Sussex, England

Eliza J

Knight

Wife

Married

36

1845

St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England

William E

Knight

Son

Single

7

1874

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

John D

Knight

Son

Single

6

1875

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Charles H

Knight

Son

Single

2

1879

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Alice M M

Knight

Daud

Single

0

1881

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Fish

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wolverhampton, Shropshire, England

Ann

Richards

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hailsham, Sussex, England

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