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Household of David Knight (born 1828, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Williton, Somerset, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Knight, born in 1828 in Porlock, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Lucy Knight, born in 1821 in Wootton Courtenay, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Robert, born 1857 in Wootton Courtenay, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were David's Niece, Caroline (born 1862 in Minehead, Somerset, England), David's Servant, Anne (born 1856 in Porlock, Somerset, England), David's Servant, William (born 1866 in Luccombe, Somerset, England) and David's Servant, Frederick (born 1869 in Dunster, Somerset, England).


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David Knight's household

Male

David

Knight

Head
Female

Lucy

Knight

Wife
Male

Robert

Knight

Son
Female

Caroline

Hill

Niece
Female

Anne

Hobbs

Servant
Male

William

Clatworthy

Servant
Male

Frederick

Sulton

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Porlock, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Knight

Head

Married

53

1828

Porlock, Somerset, England

Lucy

Knight

Wife

Married

60

1821

Wootton Courtenay, Somerset, England

Robert

Knight

Son

Single

24

1857

Wootton Courtenay, Somerset, England

Caroline

Hill

Niece

Single

19

1862

Minehead, Somerset, England

Anne

Hobbs

Servant

Single

25

1856

Porlock, Somerset, England

William

Clatworthy

Servant

Single

15

1866

Luccombe, Somerset, England

Frederick

Sulton

Servant

Single

12

1869

Dunster, Somerset, England

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