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Household of Henry Knight (born 1841, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Knight, born in 1841 in Morton, Essex, consisted of 11 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Emma Knight, born in 1851 in West Ham, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Harriett (born 1872 in West Ham, Essex, England), Sarah (born 1874 in West Ham, Essex, England), Harry (born 1876 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Mary A (born 1878 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Brother, Alfred A (born 1856 in West Ham, Essex, England), Henry's Sister, Jane (born 1854 in West Ham, Essex, England), Henry's Mother, Eliza (born 1829 in East Ham, Essex, England), Henry's Son Brother, Frederick (born 1860 in East Ham, Essex, England) and Henry's Son Brother, Horace (born 1862 in East Ham, Essex, England).


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Henry Knight's household

Male

Henry

Knight

Head
Female

Emma

Knight

Wife
Female

Harriett

Knight

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Knight

Daughter
Male

Harry

Knight

Son
Female

Mary A

Knight

Daughter
Male

Alfred A

Lake

Brother
Female

Jane

Lake

Sister
Female

Eliza

Lake

Mother
Male

Frederick

Lake

Son Brother
Male

Horace

Lake

Son Brother
First name(s) Henry
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Morton, Essex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Knight

Head

Married

40

1841

Morton, Essex, England

Emma

Knight

Wife

Married

30

1851

West Ham, Essex, England

Harriett

Knight

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Ham, Essex, England

Sarah

Knight

Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Ham, Essex, England

Harry

Knight

Son

Single

5

1876

West Ham, Essex, England

Mary A

Knight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Ham, Essex, England

Alfred A

Lake

Brother

Single

25

1856

West Ham, Essex, England

Jane

Lake

Sister

Single

27

1854

West Ham, Essex, England

Eliza

Lake

Mother

Widow

52

1829

East Ham, Essex, England

Frederick

Lake

Son Brother

Single

21

1860

East Ham, Essex, England

Horace

Lake

Son Brother

Single

19

1862

East Ham, Essex, England

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