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Household of David Knight (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Knight, born in 1843 in Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Y Knight, born in 1846 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Boarder, Ann (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David's Boarder, Catherine (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Knight's household

Male

David

Knight

Head
Female

Margaret Y

Knight

Wife
Female

Margaret

Knight

Daughter
Male

David

Knight

Son
Male

Alexander

Knight

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Knight

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Knight

Son
Female

Agnes

Knight

Daughter
Female

Ann

Munro

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Munro

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Knight

Head

Married

38

1843

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret Y

Knight

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Knight

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Knight

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Knight

Son

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elisabeth

Knight

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Knight

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Knight

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Munro

Boarder

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Munro

Boarder

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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