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Household of Henry Knight (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, London,Middlesex, 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 Knight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Knight, born in 1831 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Harriet Knight, born in 1831 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Harriet (born 1862 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1865 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Nephew, John (born 1857 in Lea, Wiltshire, England), Henry's Boarder, George (born 1860 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and Henry's Boarder, William (born 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Knight's household

Male

Henry

Knight

Head
Female

Harriet

Knight

Wife
Female

Harriet

Knight

Daughter
Male

William

Knight

Son
Male

John

Lovett

Nephew
Male

George

Tree

Boarder
Male

William

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Knight

Head

Married

50

1831

Canterbury, Kent, England

Harriet

Knight

Wife

Married

50

1831

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Knight

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

William

Knight

Son

Single

16

1865

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

Lovett

Nephew

Single

24

1857

Lea, Wiltshire, England

George

Tree

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Maidstone, Kent, England

William

Smith

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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