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Household of Edwin H Knight (born 1845, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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.

Edwin H Knight and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin H Knight, born in 1845 in Wells, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Edwin H was the head of the household, married to Emily A Knight, born in 1846 in Wells, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Kate E (born 1874 in Wells, Somerset, England), Herbert E (born 1876 in Wells, Somerset, England), Wilfred E (born 1878 in Wells, Somerset, England), Charles P (born 1879 in Wells, Somerset, England) and Alice M (born 1881 in Wells, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin H's Servant, Kate Coward, born in 1865 in Wincanton, Somerset, England.


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Edwin H Knight's household

Male

Edwin H

Knight

Head
Female

Emily A

Knight

Wife
Female

Kate E

Knight

Daughter
Male

Herbert E

Knight

Son
Male

Wilfred E

Knight

Son
Male

Charles P

Knight

Son
Female

Alice M

Knight

Daughter
Female

Kate

Coward

Servant
First name(s) Edwin H
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wells, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin H

Knight

Head

Married

36

1845

Wells, Somerset, England

Emily A

Knight

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wells, Somerset, England

Kate E

Knight

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wells, Somerset, England

Herbert E

Knight

Son

Single

5

1876

Wells, Somerset, England

Wilfred E

Knight

Son

Single

3

1878

Wells, Somerset, England

Charles P

Knight

Son

Single

2

1879

Wells, Somerset, England

Alice M

Knight

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wells, Somerset, England

Kate

Coward

Servant

Single

16

1865

Wincanton, Somerset, England

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