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Household of Henry Knowles (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Knowles and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Knowles, born in 1831 in Hornby, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jane Knowles, born in 1832 in Hutton, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Edward E (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Bertha E (born 1874 in Liscard, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1827 in Hornby, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Servant, James (born 1864 in Mitton, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Knowles's household

Male

Henry

Knowles

Head
Female

Jane

Knowles

Wife
Female

Mary A

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Edward E

Knowles

Son
Female

Bertha E

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Sister
Male

James

Mc Gowen

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Hornby, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Knowles

Head

Married

50

1831

Hornby, Lancashire, England

Jane

Knowles

Wife

Married

49

1832

Hutton, Durham, England

Mary A

Knowles

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edward E

Knowles

Son

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Bertha E

Knowles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liscard, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Sister

Single

54

1827

Hornby, Lancashire, England

James

Mc Gowen

Servant

Single

17

1864

Mitton, Lancashire, England

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