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Household of Henry Knight (born 1824, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Knight, born in 1824 in Sheerness, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Henry (born 1848 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Emma (born 1858 in Sheerness, Kent, England). He had 3 grandchildren; Henry (born 1872 in Sheerness, Kent, England), John (born 1877 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Emma (born 1879 in Sheerness, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Son In Law, Edward (born 1855 in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales) and Henry's Servant, Alice (born 1865 in Sheerness, Kent, England).


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Henry Knight's household

Male

Henry

Knight

Head
Male

Henry

Knight

Son
Male

Henry

Knight

Grand Son
Male

Edward

Morgan

Son In Law
Female

Emma

Morgan

Daughter
Male

John

Morgan

Grand Son
Female

Emma

Morgan

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Mason

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Sheerness, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Knight

Head

Widower

57

1824

Sheerness, Kent, England

Henry

Knight

Son

Married

33

1848

Sheerness, Kent, England

Henry

Knight

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Sheerness, Kent, England

Edward

Morgan

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Emma

Morgan

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Sheerness, Kent, England

John

Morgan

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Sheerness, Kent, England

Emma

Morgan

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheerness, Kent, England

Alice

Mason

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sheerness, Kent, England

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