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Household of James J Knight (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

James J Knight and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James J Knight, born in 1831 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. James J was the head of the household, married to Jane E Knight, born in 1825 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James J (born 1864 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Sarah (born 1857 in Hackney, Middlesex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Henry Ernest, born 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James J's Son In Law, Ernest Richd Cliff, born in 1857 in Hackney, Middlesex, England.


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James J Knight's household

Male

James J

Knight

Head
Female

Jane E

Knight

Wife
Male

James J

Knight

Son
Male

Ernest Richd

Cliff

Son In Law
Female

Sarah

Cliff

Daughter
Male

Henry Ernest

Cliff

Grand Son
First name(s) James J
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James J

Knight

Head

Married

50

1831

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Jane E

Knight

Wife

Married

56

1825

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James J

Knight

Son

Single

17

1864

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ernest Richd

Cliff

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Cliff

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Henry Ernest

Cliff

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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