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Household of James Knight (born 1839, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Farnham, Surrey, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knight, born in 1839 in Farnham, Surrey, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Knight, born in 1841 in Hampshire, England. They had 8 children; Charles Harcourt (born 1862 in Farnham, Surrey, England), Florence Mary (born 1863 in Farnham, Surrey, England), Percy Wilton (born 1866 in Farnham, Surrey, England), Muriel Dorothea (born 1872 in Farnham, Surrey, England), Fred Harold (born 1873 in Farnham, Surrey, England), Owen Claud (born 1875 in Farnham, Surrey, England), Gerald Eustace (born 1877 in Farnham, Surrey, England) and Violet Louise (born 1879 in Bentley, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Harriett (born 1836 in Middlesex, England), James's Servant, Kate (born 1866 in Hampshire, England), James's Servant, Ann (born 1858 in Farnham, Surrey, England) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Farnham, Surrey, England).


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James Knight's household

Male

James

Knight

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Knight

Wife
Male

Charles Harcourt

Knight

Son
Female

Florence Mary

Knight

Daughter
Male

Percy Wilton

Knight

Son
Female

Muriel Dorothea

Knight

Daughter
Male

Fred Harold

Knight

Son
Male

Owen Claud

Knight

Son
Male

Gerald Eustace

Knight

Son
Female

Violet Louise

Knight

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Penn

Servant
Female

Kate

Frost

Servant
Female

Ann

Caesar

Servant
Female

Mary

Larkby

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Farnham, Surrey, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knight

Head

Married

42

1839

Farnham, Surrey, England

Mary Jane

Knight

Wife

Married

40

1841

Hampshire, England

Charles Harcourt

Knight

Son

Single

19

1862

Farnham, Surrey, England

Florence Mary

Knight

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Farnham, Surrey, England

Percy Wilton

Knight

Son

Single

15

1866

Farnham, Surrey, England

Muriel Dorothea

Knight

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Farnham, Surrey, England

Fred Harold

Knight

Son

Single

8

1873

Farnham, Surrey, England

Owen Claud

Knight

Son

Single

6

1875

Farnham, Surrey, England

Gerald Eustace

Knight

Son

Single

4

1877

Farnham, Surrey, England

Violet Louise

Knight

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bentley, Hampshire, England

Harriett

Penn

Servant

Single

45

1836

Middlesex, England

Kate

Frost

Servant

Single

15

1866

Hampshire, England

Ann

Caesar

Servant

Single

23

1858

Farnham, Surrey, England

Mary

Larkby

Servant

Single

28

1853

Farnham, Surrey, England

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