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Household of James Knight (born 1843, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, 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 Knight and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knight, born in 1843 in Chawton, Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knight, born in 1853 in Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Edith, born 1880 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Rebecca (born 1860 in Berwickshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Emma (born 1852 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England), James's Lodger, Charles F (born 1853 in Scotland), James's Lodger, William B (born 1861 in Ireland) and James's Lodger, Ellis (born 1861 in Hampshire, England).


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James Knight's household

Male

James

Knight

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife
Female

Edith

Knight

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Bucham

Visitor
Female

Emma

Mills

Servant
Male

Charles F

Walker

Lodger
Male

William B

Ritchie

Lodger
Male

Ellis

Mansfield

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Chawton, Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knight

Head

Married

38

1843

Chawton, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife

Married

28

1853

Berwickshire, Scotland

Edith

Knight

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Bucham

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Berwickshire, Scotland

Emma

Mills

Servant

Single

29

1852

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Charles F

Walker

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Scotland

William B

Ritchie

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Ellis

Mansfield

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Hampshire, England

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