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Household of David Knox (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 Knox and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Knox, born in 1823 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to May Knox, born in 1819 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1851 in Kinrossshire, Scotland) and John (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Son-In-Law, George (born 1856 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David's Grandchild, George C (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Grandchild, David (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Grandchild, May (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Knox's household

Male

David

Knox

Head
Female

May

Knox

Wife
Male

George

Young

Son-In-Law
Female

Annie

Young

Daughter
Male

George C

Young

Grandchild
Male

David

Young

Grandchild
Female

May

Young

Grandchild
Male

John

Knox

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Knox
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Knox

Head

Married

58

1823

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

May

Knox

Wife

-

62

1819

Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Young

Son-In-Law

Married

25

1856

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie

Young

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Kinrossshire, Scotland

George C

Young

Grandchild

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Young

Grandchild

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

May

Young

Grandchild

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Knox

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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