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Household of James Knight (born 1849, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knight, born in 1849 in Bermondsey, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Henry Knight, born in 1879 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1879 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Fred (born 1877 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Henry (born 1847 in Germany) and James's Lodger, Mary A (born 1828 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).


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James Knight's household

Male

James

Knight

Head
Male

Henry

Knight

Son
Male

Fred

Knight

Son
Female

E

Knight

Wife
Male

Henry

Weimer

Lodger
Female

Mary A

Streat

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knight

Head

Married

32

1849

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Henry

Knight

Son

Single

2

1879

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Fred

Knight

Son

Single

4

1877

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

E

Knight

Wife

Married

25

1856

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Henry

Weimer

Lodger

Married

34

1847

Germany

Mary A

Streat

Lodger

Widow

53

1828

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

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