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Household of Hiram Knowles (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Hiram Knowles and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hiram Knowles, born in 1834 in Accrington, Lancashire, consisted of 2 members. Hiram was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household was Hiram's Boarder, Mary A Edwards, born in 1840 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England.


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Hiram Knowles's household

Male

Hiram

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary A

Edwards

Boarder
First name(s) Hiram
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Accrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hiram

Knowles

Head

Widower

47

1834

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Edwards

Boarder

Married

41

1840

Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

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