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Household of George Knowles (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Knowles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Knowles, born in 1836 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knowles, born in 1842 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Mary E (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William H (born 1870 in Matlock, Derbyshire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Matlock, Derbyshire, England), Cecil (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Edith A (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ada Alice (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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George Knowles's household

Male

George

Knowles

Head
Female

Sarah

Knowles

Wife
Female

Mary E

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Knowles

Son
Male

William H

Knowles

Son
Female

Sarah

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Cecil

Knowles

Son
Female

Edith A

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Ada Alice

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) George
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Knowles

Head

Married

45

1836

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Knowles

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Knowles

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Knowles

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William H

Knowles

Son

Single

11

1870

Matlock, Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Knowles

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Matlock, Derbyshire, England

Cecil

Knowles

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edith A

Knowles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada Alice

Knowles

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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