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Household of Henry Knight (born 1841, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, Devon, 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 1841 in Wiltshire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Knight, born in 1845 in Dolton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Francis Henry (born 1872 in Devon, England), Robert George (born 1874 in Wembworthy, Devon, England), Frederic Thomas (born 1875 in Wembworthy, Devon, England), Sidney (born 1877 in Wembworthy, Devon, England) and Charley (born 1878 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Lodger, Henery (born 1856 in Wembworthy, Devon, England) and Henry's Lodger, Matilda (born 1857 in Wembworthy, Devon, England).


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Henry Knight's household

Male

Henry

Knight

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Knight

Wife
Male

Francis Henry

Knight

Son
Male

Robert George

Knight

Son
Male

Frederic Thomas

Knight

Son
Male

Sidney

Knight

Son
Male

Charley

Knight

Son
Male

Henery

Dunn

Lodger
Female

Matilda

Dunn

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Knight

Head

Married

40

1841

Wiltshire, England

Mary Jane

Knight

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dolton, Devon, England

Francis Henry

Knight

Son

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

Robert George

Knight

Son

Single

7

1874

Wembworthy, Devon, England

Frederic Thomas

Knight

Son

Single

6

1875

Wembworthy, Devon, England

Sidney

Knight

Son

Single

4

1877

Wembworthy, Devon, England

Charley

Knight

Son

Single

3

1878

-

Henery

Dunn

Lodger

Married

25

1856

Wembworthy, Devon, England

Matilda

Dunn

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Wembworthy, Devon, England

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