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Household of Herbert Knowles (born 1854, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canterbury, Kent, 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.

Herbert Knowles and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Herbert Knowles, born in 1854 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Herbert was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Knowles, born in 1857 in Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Herbert R (born 1875 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Bertha A (born 1876 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Minnie E (born 1878 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and Ernest A (born 1880 in Canterbury, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Herbert's Mother, Rebecca (born 1827 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Herbert's Boarder, Nathaniel O (born 1859 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Herbert's Lodger, Sarah A (born 1859 in Margate, Kent, England) and Herbert's Lodger, Mary (born 1846 in Margate, Kent, England).


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Herbert Knowles's household

Male

Herbert

Knowles

Head
Female

Sarah A

Knowles

Wife
Male

Herbert R

Knowles

Son
Female

Bertha A

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Minnie E

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Ernest A

Knowles

Son
Female

Rebecca

Knowles

Mother
Male

Nathaniel O

Talbot

Boarder
Female

Sarah A

Hurst

Lodger
Female

Mary

Twyman

Lodger
First name(s) Herbert
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Herbert

Knowles

Head

Married

27

1854

Canterbury, Kent, England

Sarah A

Knowles

Wife

Married

24

1857

Sussex, England

Herbert R

Knowles

Son

Single

6

1875

Canterbury, Kent, England

Bertha A

Knowles

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Canterbury, Kent, England

Minnie E

Knowles

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Canterbury, Kent, England

Ernest A

Knowles

Son

Single

1

1880

Canterbury, Kent, England

Rebecca

Knowles

Mother

Married

54

1827

Canterbury, Kent, England

Nathaniel O

Talbot

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Taunton, Somerset, England

Sarah A

Hurst

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Margate, Kent, England

Mary

Twyman

Lodger

Married

35

1846

Margate, Kent, England

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