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Household of Henry Knowles (born 1825, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 1825 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knowles, born in 1849 in Willington, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1862 in East Indies), John (born 1874 in Ryhope, Durham, England), Dorothy Ann (born 1876 in Ryhope, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1879 in Ryhope, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Ryhope, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1869 in Durham, England) and Henry's Stepson, William (born 1870 in Durham, England).
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Henry Knowles's household
Henry
Knowles
Head
Margaret
Knowles
Wife
Charles
Knowles
Son
Sarah
Johnson (Knowles)
Step Daughter
William
Johnson (Knowles)
Stepson
John
Knowles
Son
Dorothy Ann
Knowles
Daughter
Margaret
Knowles
Daughter
Joseph
Knowles
Son
| First name(s) | Henry |
| Last name | Knowles |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Preston, 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 | 56 | 1825 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Knowles | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Willington, Northumberland, England | |
Charles | Knowles | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | East Indies | |
Sarah | Johnson (Knowles) | Step Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Durham, England | |
William | Johnson (Knowles) | Stepson | Single | 11 | 1870 | Durham, England | |
John | Knowles | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Ryhope, Durham, England | |
Dorothy Ann | Knowles | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Ryhope, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Knowles | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Ryhope, Durham, England | |
Joseph | Knowles | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Ryhope, Durham, England |
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