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Household of Elizabeth Knowles (born 1824, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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.
Elizabeth Knowles and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Knowles, born in 1824 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Margaret (born 1849 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1854 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England), John (born 1863 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Bessie (born 1858 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England). She had 2 grandchildren; Edna (born 1873 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Sarah A (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Elizabeth's Boarder, Edward Taylor, born in 1862 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England.
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Elizabeth Knowles's household
Elizabeth
Knowles
Head
Margaret
Hamnett
Daughter
Samuel
Knowles
Son
John
Knowles
Son
Bessie
Knowles
Daughter
Edna
Hamnett
Grand Daughter
Sarah A
Knowles
Grand Daughter
Edward
Taylor
Boarder
| First name(s) | Elizabeth |
| Last name | Knowles |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Audenshaw, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elizabeth | Knowles | Head | Widow | 57 | 1824 | Audenshaw, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Hamnett | Daughter | Married | 32 | 1849 | Audenshaw, Lancashire, England | |
Samuel | Knowles | Son | Married | 27 | 1854 | Audenshaw, Lancashire, England | |
John | Knowles | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England | |
Bessie | Knowles | Daughter | Married | 23 | 1858 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Edna | Hamnett | Grand Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah A | Knowles | Grand Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Edward | Taylor | Boarder | Single | 19 | 1862 | Bardsley, Lancashire, England |
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