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Household of James Knapper (born 1850, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, 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 Knapper and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knapper, born in 1850 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Knapper, born in 1852 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Frederick (born 1872 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England), Florence (born 1874 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England), Sarah J (born 1877 in Audley, Staffordshire, England), Jeremiah (born 1879 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England) and John (born 1880 in Audley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Joseph Scragg, born in 1816 in Audley, Staffordshire, England.


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James Knapper's household

Male

James

Knapper

Head
Female

Mary

Knapper

Wife
Male

Frederick

Knapper

Son
Female

Florence

Knapper

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Knapper

Daughter
Male

Jeremiah

Knapper

Son
Male

John

Knapper

Son
Male

Joseph

Scragg

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Knapper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knapper

Head

Married

31

1850

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Knapper

Wife

Married

29

1852

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Frederick

Knapper

Son

Single

9

1872

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Florence

Knapper

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah J

Knapper

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Audley, Staffordshire, England

Jeremiah

Knapper

Son

Single

2

1879

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

John

Knapper

Son

Single

1

1880

Audley, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Scragg

Lodger

Widower

65

1816

Audley, Staffordshire, England

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