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Household of George Hy Knowles (born 1856, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

George Hy Knowles and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Hy Knowles, born in 1856 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. George Hy was the head of the household, married to Eliza Jane Knowles, born in 1854 in Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George Hy's Boarder, Margaret Hammil, born in 1830 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland.


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George Hy Knowles's household

Male

George Hy

Knowles

Head
Female

Eliza Jane

Knowles

Wife
Male

James

Knowles

Son
Female

Alice

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Knowles

Son
Female

Margaret

Hammil

Boarder
First name(s) George Hy
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George Hy

Knowles

Head

Married

25

1856

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Eliza Jane

Knowles

Wife

Married

27

1854

Cheshire, England

James

Knowles

Son

Single

5

1876

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Alice

Knowles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Knowles

Son

Single

1

1880

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Hammil

Boarder

Married

51

1830

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

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