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Household of Henry Knight (born 1847, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Knight, born in 1847 in Henfield, Sussex, consisted of 13 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Susan A Knight, born in 1848 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Herbert H (born 1874 in Bridport, Dorset, England), Hilda M (born 1877 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Cecil W (born 1878 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Ethel (born 1880 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Assistant, Mary (born 1859 in Holsworthy, Devon, England), Henry's Assistant, Eliza J (born 1860 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England), Henry's Assistant, Eliza E (born 1861 in South Molton, Devon, England), Henry's Apprentice, Mary (born 1863 in Highbridge, Somerset, England), Henry's Apprentice, Alfred J C (born 1864 in Sheepwash, Devon, England), Henry's Servant, Mary E (born 1855 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Henry's Servant, Amelia (born 1864 in Ashreigney, Devon, England).


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Henry Knight's household

Male

Henry

Knight

Head
Female

Susan A

Knight

Wife
Male

Herbert H

Knight

Son
Female

Hilda M

Knight

Daughter
Male

Cecil W

Knight

Son
Female

Ethel

Knight

Daughter
Female

Mary

Jordan

Assistant
Female

Eliza J

Yeates

Assistant
Female

Eliza E

Parsons

Assistant
Female

Mary

Babb

Apprentice
Male

Alfred J C

Bassett

Apprentice
Female

Mary E

Jones

Servant
Female

Amelia

Ellacott

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Henfield, Sussex, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Knight

Head

Married

34

1847

Henfield, Sussex, England

Susan A

Knight

Wife

Married

33

1848

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Herbert H

Knight

Son

Single

7

1874

Bridport, Dorset, England

Hilda M

Knight

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Cecil W

Knight

Son

Single

3

1878

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Ethel

Knight

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Mary

Jordan

Assistant

Single

22

1859

Holsworthy, Devon, England

Eliza J

Yeates

Assistant

Single

21

1860

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza E

Parsons

Assistant

Single

20

1861

South Molton, Devon, England

Mary

Babb

Apprentice

Single

18

1863

Highbridge, Somerset, England

Alfred J C

Bassett

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Sheepwash, Devon, England

Mary E

Jones

Servant

Single

26

1855

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Amelia

Ellacott

Servant

Single

17

1864

Ashreigney, Devon, England

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