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Household of Henry Knight (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Knight, born in 1829 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knight, born in 1827 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1852 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1855 in Burnley, Lancashire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; George E (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Knight's household

Male

Henry

Knight

Head
Female

Sarah

Knight

Wife
Female

Mary A

Bentley

Daughter
Male

George E

Knight

Grand Son
Male

William

Bentley

Grand Son
Female

Sarah

Elliott

Daughter
Female

Ada

Elliott

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Knight

Head

Married

52

1829

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Knight

Wife

Married

54

1827

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Bentley

Daughter

Widow

29

1852

Burnley, Lancashire, England

George E

Knight

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

William

Bentley

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Elliott

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ada

Elliott

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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