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Household of Edwin Knowles (born 1842, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Knowles and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Knowles, born in 1842 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Knowles, born in 1845 in Backworth, Northumberland, England. They had 1 child; Edith Eleanor, born 1874 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Niece, Emeline (born 1870 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England), Edwin's Sister In Law, Margaret (born 1843 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Edwin's Servant, Harriet (born 1857 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England) and Edwin's Servant, Matilda (born 1864 in Northumberland, England).
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Edwin Knowles's household
Edwin
Knowles
Head
Eleanor
Knowles
Wife
Edith Eleanor
Knowles
Daughter
Emeline
Knowles
Niece
Margaret
Thompson
Sister In Law
Harriet
Chapman
Servant
Matilda
Bell
Servant
| First name(s) | Edwin |
| Last name | Knowles |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Gomersal, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edwin | Knowles | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Gomersal, Yorkshire, England | |
Eleanor | Knowles | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Backworth, Northumberland, England | |
Edith Eleanor | Knowles | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Gomersal, Yorkshire, England | |
Emeline | Knowles | Niece | Single | 11 | 1870 | Gomersal, Yorkshire, England | |
Margaret | Thompson | Sister In Law | Widow | 38 | 1843 | North Shields, Northumberland, England | |
Harriet | Chapman | Servant | Single | 24 | 1857 | Staveley, Derbyshire, England | |
Matilda | Bell | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Northumberland, England |
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