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Household of Henry Knowles (born 1845, 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 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knowles, born in 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Adam (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1878 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Ann (born 1880 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Anne Cain, born in 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Knowles's household

Male

Henry

Knowles

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife
Male

Adam

Knowles

Son
Female

Mary E

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Henry

Knowles

Son
Female

Ann

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Anne

Cain

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Manchester, 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

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Adam

Knowles

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Knowles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Henry

Knowles

Son

Single

3

1878

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Ann

Knowles

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Anne

Cain

Servant

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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