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Household of James Knight (born 1832)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knight, born in 1832 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Knight, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Annie L (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Allan (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret E (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James A (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Janice (born 1875 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1877 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Sarah Law, born in 1859 in Scotland.


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James Knight's household

Male

James

Knight

Head
Female

Hannah

Knight

Wife
Female

Annie L

Knight

Daughter
Male

Allan

Knight

Son
Female

Margaret E

Knight

Daughter
Male

James A

Knight

Son
Female

Janice

Knight

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Knight

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Law

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knight

Head

Married

49

1832

Scotland

Hannah

Knight

Wife

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie L

Knight

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Allan

Knight

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Knight

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James A

Knight

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Janice

Knight

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Knight

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Law

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Scotland

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