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Household of George Knowles (born 1835, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Knowles, born in 1835 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Knowles, born in 1838 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Jane (born 1861 in Brampton, Cumberland, England), George S (born 1865 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England), Mary (born 1867 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England) and Tom James (born 1870 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Lodger, Alfred Smurthwaite, born in 1859 in Kirklington, Yorkshire, England.
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George Knowles's household
George
Knowles
Head
Mary
Knowles
Wife
Sarah Jane
Knowles
Daughter
George S
Knowles
Son
Mary
Knowles
Daughter
Tom James
Knowles
Son
Alfred
Smurthwaite
Lodger
| First name(s) | George |
| Last name | Knowles |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | York, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Knowles | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Knowles | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah Jane | Knowles | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Brampton, Cumberland, England | |
George S | Knowles | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Carlisle, Cumberland, England | |
Mary | Knowles | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Carlisle, Cumberland, England | |
Tom James | Knowles | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Carlisle, Cumberland, England | |
Alfred | Smurthwaite | Lodger | Single | 22 | 1859 | Kirklington, Yorkshire, England |
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