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Household of George Knight (born 1829, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Knight, born in 1829 in Spetisbury, Dorset, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Knight, born in 1835 in Wye, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Leonard G (born 1861 in Kent, England), Edith M (born 1867 in Kent, England), Florence A (born 1869 in Kent, England), Ada E (born 1871 in Kent, England), Percy B (born 1874 in Kent, England), Gertrude (born 1875 in Kent, England) and Ernest T (born 1878 in Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Sister In Law, Caroline Crothall, born in 1821 in Wye, Kent, England.


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George Knight's household

Male

George

Knight

Head
Female

Mary

Knight

Wife
Male

Leonard G

Knight

Son
Female

Edith M

Knight

Daughter
Female

Florence A

Knight

Daughter
Female

Ada E

Knight

Daughter
Male

Percy B

Knight

Son
Female

Gertrude

Knight

Daughter
Male

Ernest T

Knight

Son
Female

Caroline

Crothall

Sister In Law
First name(s) George
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Spetisbury, Dorset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Knight

Head

Married

52

1829

Spetisbury, Dorset, England

Mary

Knight

Wife

Married

46

1835

Wye, Kent, England

Leonard G

Knight

Son

Single

20

1861

Kent, England

Edith M

Knight

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Kent, England

Florence A

Knight

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Kent, England

Ada E

Knight

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Kent, England

Percy B

Knight

Son

Single

7

1874

Kent, England

Gertrude

Knight

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kent, England

Ernest T

Knight

Son

Single

3

1878

Kent, England

Caroline

Crothall

Sister In Law

Widow

60

1821

Wye, Kent, England

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