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Household of David Knowles (born 1842, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, 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.

David Knowles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Knowles, born in 1842 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mathilda Knowles, born in 1848 in Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Prudence (born 1866 in Cheshire, England), Anna (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), Priscilla (born 1869 in Cheshire, England), John W (born 1872 in Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Bramhall, Cheshire, England), Eliza (born 1876 in Bramhall, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Bramhall, Cheshire, England).


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David Knowles's household

Male

David

Knowles

Head
Female

Mathilda

Knowles

Wife
Female

Prudence

Hallworth

Daughter
Female

Anna

Thorniley

Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Thorniley

Daughter
Male

John W

Knowles

Son
Male

Joseph

Knowles

Son
Female

Eliza

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Knowles

Head

Married

39

1842

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Mathilda

Knowles

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cheshire, England

Prudence

Hallworth

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

Anna

Thorniley

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Priscilla

Thorniley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cheshire, England

John W

Knowles

Son

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

Joseph

Knowles

Son

Single

7

1874

Bramhall, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Knowles

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bramhall, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bramhall, Cheshire, England

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