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Household of Edward Knowles (born 1841, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 Knowles and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Knowles, born in 1841 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knowles, born in 1841 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1862 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1873 in Durham, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1879 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Lodger, Joseph (born 1862 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and Edward's Servant, Hannah (born 1866 in Willington, Durham, England).


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Edward Knowles's household

Male

Edward

Knowles

Head
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Wife
Male

Robert

Knowles

Son
Female

Hannah

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Knowles

Son
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Fishburn

Lodger
Female

Hannah

Stringer

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Knowles

Head

Married

40

1841

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Margaret

Knowles

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Robert

Knowles

Son

Single

19

1862

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Hannah

Knowles

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Joseph

Knowles

Son

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

Margaret

Knowles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

Joseph

Fishburn

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Hannah

Stringer

Servant

Single

15

1866

Willington, Durham, England

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