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Household of George Knight (born 1829, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Knight, born in 1829 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knight, born in 1831 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1867 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Eliza (born 1872 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, Edward (born 1860 in Fareham, Hampshire, England), George's Boarder, Sarah (born 1862 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and George's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1881 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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George Knight's household

Male

George

Knight

Head
Female

Sarah

Knight

Wife
Male

Henry

Knight

Son
Male

Joseph

Knight

Son
Female

Eliza

Knight

Daughter
Male

Edward

Brown

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Brown

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Knight

Head

Married

52

1829

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Knight

Wife

Married

50

1831

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Henry

Knight

Son

Single

14

1867

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Joseph

Knight

Son

Single

11

1870

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Eliza

Knight

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Edward

Brown

Boarder

Married

21

1860

Fareham, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Brown

Boarder

Married

19

1862

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Brown

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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