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Household of Henry Knowles (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Knowles, born in 1829 in Wray, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knowles, born in 1830 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1863 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1864 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth C (born 1866 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Mary (born 1852 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Henry's Servant, Mary A (born 1867 in Scotland) and Henry's Visitor, Dorothy (born 1848 in Scotforth, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Knowles's household

Male

Henry

Knowles

Head
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Wife
Male

Henry

Knowles

Son
Female

Mary J

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth C

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cassidy

Servant
Female

Mary A

Nash

Servant
Female

Dorothy

Gardner

Visitor
First name(s) Henry
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Wray, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Knowles

Head

Married

52

1829

Wray, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Knowles

Wife

Married

51

1830

Chester, Cheshire, England

Henry

Knowles

Son

Single

18

1863

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Knowles

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth C

Knowles

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cassidy

Servant

Single

29

1852

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Nash

Servant

Single

14

1867

Scotland

Dorothy

Gardner

Visitor

Single

33

1848

Scotforth, Lancashire, England

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