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Household of James Knight (born 1855, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knight, born in 1855 in Plumstead, Kent, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Edith Knight, born in 1857 in Stopham, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Edith A (born 1877 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Daisy E (born 1878 in Hove, Sussex, England) and James (born 1880 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Frank G (born 1857 in Brighton, Sussex, England), James's Boarder, George T Ors (born 1860 in Petersfield, Hampshire, England), James's Boarder, Richard (born 1862 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and James's Visitor, Anne (born 1868 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England).


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James Knight's household

Male

James

Knight

Head
Female

Edith

Knight

Wife
Female

Edith A

Knight

Daughter
Female

Daisy E

Knight

Daughter
Male

James

Knight

Son
Male

Frank G

Wilton

Boarder
Male

George T Ors

Court

Boarder
Male

Richard

Weller

Boarder
Female

Anne

Salsby

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Plumstead, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knight

Head

Married

26

1855

Plumstead, Kent, England

Edith

Knight

Wife

Married

24

1857

Stopham, Sussex, England

Edith A

Knight

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Brighton, Sussex, England

Daisy E

Knight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hove, Sussex, England

James

Knight

Son

Single

1

1880

Brighton, Sussex, England

Frank G

Wilton

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Brighton, Sussex, England

George T Ors

Court

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Petersfield, Hampshire, England

Richard

Weller

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Brighton, Sussex, England

Anne

Salsby

Visitor

Single

13

1868

Cuckfield, Sussex, England

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