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Household of Edward Ernest Knight (born 1832, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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.

Edward Ernest Knight and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Ernest Knight, born in 1832 in Coggeshall, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Edward Ernest was the head of the household, married to Mary Knight, born in 1837 in Ealing, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Frederick (born 1871 in Ealing, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1869 in Ealing, Middlesex, England), Edward Henry (born 1876 in Ealing, Middlesex, England) and Kate (born 1878 in Ealing, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward Ernest's Lodger, William (born 1825 in Thorpe, Surrey, England) and Edward Ernest's Lodger, Henry (born 1853 in Stanwell, Middlesex, England).


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Edward Ernest Knight's household

Male

Edward Ernest

Knight

Head
Female

Mary

Knight

Wife
Male

Frederick

Knight

Son
Female

Ada

Knight

Daughter
Male

Edward Henry

Knight

Son
Female

Kate

Knight

Daughter
Male

William

Holden

Lodger
Male

Henry

Holden

Lodger
First name(s) Edward Ernest
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Coggeshall, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward Ernest

Knight

Head

Married

49

1832

Coggeshall, Essex, England

Mary

Knight

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ealing, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Knight

Son

Single

10

1871

Ealing, Middlesex, England

Ada

Knight

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ealing, Middlesex, England

Edward Henry

Knight

Son

Single

5

1876

Ealing, Middlesex, England

Kate

Knight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ealing, Middlesex, England

William

Holden

Lodger

Widower

56

1825

Thorpe, Surrey, England

Henry

Holden

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Stanwell, Middlesex, England

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