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Household of James Knight (born 1811, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knight, born in 1811 in Redruth, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knight, born in 1817 in Redruth, Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1864 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Lizzie (born 1869 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England) and Emma A (born 1881 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, James W (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and James's Son In Law, John (born 1853 in Worthing, Sussex, England).


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James Knight's household

Male

James

Knight

Head
Female

Margaret

Knight

Wife
Female

Lizzie

Knight

Grand Daughter
Male

James W

Bawden

Visitor
Male

John

Purser

Son In Law
Female

Margaret

Purser

Daughter
Female

Emma A

Purser

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Redruth, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knight

Head

Married

70

1811

Redruth, Cornwall, England

Margaret

Knight

Wife

Married

64

1817

Redruth, Cornwall, England

Lizzie

Knight

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

James W

Bawden

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

John

Purser

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Worthing, Sussex, England

Margaret

Purser

Daughter

Married

17

1864

Islington, Middlesex, England

Emma A

Purser

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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