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Household of Henry John Knight (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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.

Henry John Knight and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry John Knight, born in 1837 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Henry John was the head of the household, married to Alice A Knight, born in 1839 in Easingwold, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; James E (born 1868 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), William C (born 1872 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur C (born 1877 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry John's Boarder, James E (born 1852 in Scotland), Henry John's Servant, Annie (born 1857 in Norton, Nottinghamshire, England), Henry John's Servant, Hannah (born 1860 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England) and Henry John's Servant, Annie M (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Henry John Knight's household

Male

Henry John

Knight

Head
Female

Alice A

Knight

Wife
Male

James E

Knight

Son
Male

William C

Knight

Son
Male

Arthur C

Knight

Son
Male

James E

Sinclair

Boarder
Female

Annie

Ashbury

Servant
Female

Hannah

Athey

Servant
Female

Annie M

Holgate

Servant
First name(s) Henry John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry John

Knight

Head

Married

44

1837

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice A

Knight

Wife

Married

42

1839

Easingwold, Yorkshire, England

James E

Knight

Son

Single

13

1868

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

William C

Knight

Son

Single

9

1872

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Arthur C

Knight

Son

Single

4

1877

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

James E

Sinclair

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Scotland

Annie

Ashbury

Servant

Single

24

1857

Norton, Nottinghamshire, England

Hannah

Athey

Servant

Single

21

1860

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Annie M

Holgate

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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