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Household of Henry Knight (born 1855, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Knight, born in 1855 in Margate, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Esther Knight, born in 1857 in Rochester, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Edward (born 1877 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1880 in Rochester, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Niece, Isabella A (born 1864 in Rochester, Kent, England), Henry's Lodger, Richard (born 1844 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Henry's Lodger, John (born 1867 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Henry's Lodger, Robert (born 1854 in Northfleet, Kent, England) and Henry's Lodger, Ellen (born 1854 in Suffolk, England).


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Henry Knight's household

Male

Henry

Knight

Head
Female

Esther

Knight

Wife
Male

Edward

Knight

Son
Male

George

Knight

Son
Female

Isabella A

Nitt

Niece
Male

Richard

Hendly

Lodger
Male

John

Hendly

Lodger
Male

Robert

Smith

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Margate, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Knight

Head

Married

26

1855

Margate, Kent, England

Esther

Knight

Wife

Married

24

1857

Rochester, Kent, England

Edward

Knight

Son

Single

4

1877

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

George

Knight

Son

Single

1

1880

Rochester, Kent, England

Isabella A

Nitt

Niece

Single

17

1864

Rochester, Kent, England

Richard

Hendly

Lodger

Widower

37

1844

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Hendly

Lodger

Single

14

1867

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Robert

Smith

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Northfleet, Kent, England

Ellen

Smith

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Suffolk, England

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