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Household of Henry Knowles (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Knowles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Knowles, born in 1839 in Longton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ellen Knowles, born in 1836 in Hutton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in Hutton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1865 in Longton, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1868 in Longton, Lancashire, England), Geoffrey (born 1872 in Longton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Longton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1875 in Longton, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1877 in Longton, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Knowles's household

Male

Henry

Knowles

Head
Female

Ellen

Knowles

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Richard

Knowles

Son
Male

Geoffrey

Knowles

Son
Male

John

Knowles

Son
Female

Jane

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Henry

Knowles

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Longton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Knowles

Head

Married

42

1839

Longton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Knowles

Wife

Married

45

1836

Hutton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Hutton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Knowles

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Longton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Knowles

Son

Single

13

1868

Longton, Lancashire, England

Geoffrey

Knowles

Son

Single

9

1872

Longton, Lancashire, England

John

Knowles

Son

Single

7

1874

Longton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Knowles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Longton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Knowles

Son

Single

4

1877

Longton, Lancashire, England

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