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Household of George Knight (born 1840, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Knight and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Knight, born in 1840 in East Grinstead, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knight, born in 1850 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1871 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), George (born 1873 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Hannah (born 1876 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Caroline (born 1878 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Charlotte (born 1880 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Lodger, Evelyn (born 1859 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and George's Lodger, James (born 1851 in Yaxley, Suffolk, England).


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George Knight's household

Male

George

Knight

Head
Female

Sarah

Knight

Wife
Male

John

Knight

Son
Male

George

Knight

Son
Female

Hannah

Knight

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Knight

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Knight

Daughter
Female

Evelyn

Tibbitt

Lodger
Male

James

Hines

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Knight

Head

Married

41

1840

East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Sarah

Knight

Wife

Married

31

1850

London, Middlesex, England

John

Knight

Son

Single

10

1871

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

George

Knight

Son

Single

8

1873

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Hannah

Knight

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Caroline

Knight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Charlotte

Knight

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Evelyn

Tibbitt

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Hackney, Middlesex, England

James

Hines

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Yaxley, Suffolk, England

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