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Household of James Knight (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knight, born in 1849 in Worsley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knight, born in 1847 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Martha A (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1878 in Worsley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1817 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James's Sister In Law, Jane (born 1846 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), James's Niece, Elizabeth A (born 1867 in Worsley, Lancashire, England), James's Nephew, John (born 1869 in Worsley, Lancashire, England), James's Niece, Margaret (born 1877 in Worsley, Lancashire, England) and James's Niece, Mary (born 1881 in Worsley, Lancashire, England).


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James Knight's household

Male

James

Knight

Head
Female

Margaret

Knight

Wife
Female

Martha A

Knight

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Knight

Son
Female

Ann

Howarth

Mother In Law
Female

Jane

Kirkman

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth A

Kirkman

Niece
Male

John

Kirkman

Nephew
Female

Margaret

Kirkman

Niece
Female

Mary

Kirkman

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Worsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knight

Head

Married

32

1849

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Knight

Wife

Married

34

1847

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Knight

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Knight

Son

Single

3

1878

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Howarth

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Kirkman

Sister In Law

Widow

35

1846

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Kirkman

Niece

Single

14

1867

Worsley, Lancashire, England

John

Kirkman

Nephew

Single

12

1869

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Kirkman

Niece

Single

4

1877

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kirkman

Niece

Single

0

1881

Worsley, Lancashire, England

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