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Household of Decimus Knapp (born 1829, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, 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.

Decimus Knapp and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Decimus Knapp, born in 1829 in Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. Decimus was the head of the household, married to Mary Knapp, born in 1838 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England), Flora (born 1868 in Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England), Hector (born 1870 in Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England), Leah (born 1872 in Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England), Ella (born 1874 in Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England), Richard (born 1873 in Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England) and Charles (born 1877 in Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Decimus's Visitor, Unity Alpass, born in 1804 in Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England.


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Decimus Knapp's household

Male

Decimus

Knapp

Head
Female

Mary

Knapp

Wife
Male

Thomas

Knapp

Son
Female

Flora

Knapp

Daughter
Male

Hector

Knapp

Son
Female

Leah

Knapp

Daughter
Female

Ella

Knapp

Daughter
Male

Richard

Knapp

Son
Male

Charles

Knapp

Son
Female

Unity

Alpass

Visitor
First name(s) Decimus
Last name Knapp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Decimus

Knapp

Head

Married

52

1829

Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Knapp

Wife

Married

43

1838

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas

Knapp

Son

Single

21

1860

Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Flora

Knapp

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Hector

Knapp

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Leah

Knapp

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Ella

Knapp

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Richard

Knapp

Son

Single

8

1873

Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Charles

Knapp

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

Unity

Alpass

Visitor

Widow

77

1804

Oldbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, England

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