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Household of George Knowles (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Knowles, born in 1842 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Janet Knowles, born in 1852 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James F K (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Mother-In-Law, Jane Forbes, born in 1806 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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George Knowles's household

Male

George

Knowles

Head
Female

Janet

Knowles

Wife
Male

Henry

Knowles

Son
Male

James F K

Knowles

Son
Male

George

Knowles

Son
Female

Jane

Forbes

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) George
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Knowles

Head

Married

39

1842

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Knowles

Wife

Married

29

1852

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Henry

Knowles

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James F K

Knowles

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Knowles

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Forbes

Mother-In-Law

Widow

75

1806

Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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