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Household of James Knight (born 1836, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 1836 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Harriet Knight, born in 1833 in Coggeshall, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1862 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), George (born 1867 in Middlesex, England), Elizah (born 1869 in Middlesex, England) and Frederick (born 1873 in Bow, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Henry A Gulley, born in 1855 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England.


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James Knight's household

Male

James

Knight

Head
Female

Harriet

Knight

Wife
Male

Henry

Knight

Son
Male

George

Knight

Son
Female

Elizah

Knight

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Knight

Son
Male

Henry A

Gulley

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knight

Head

Married

45

1836

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Knight

Wife

Married

48

1833

Coggeshall, Essex, England

Henry

Knight

Son

Single

19

1862

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

George

Knight

Son

Single

14

1867

Middlesex, England

Elizah

Knight

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Middlesex, England

Frederick

Knight

Son

Single

8

1873

Bow, Middlesex, England

Henry A

Gulley

Boarder

Single

26

1855

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

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