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Household of James Knight (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1827 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Knight, born in 1838 in Bolton Upton Dearne, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1864 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1872 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), James W E (born 1873 in Bolton Upton Dearne, Yorkshire, England), Charles H (born 1877 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Catherine E (born 1879 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Elizabeth Hunt, born in 1864 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.


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James Knight's household

Male

James

Knight

Head
Female

Martha

Knight

Wife
Female

Mary E

Knight

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Knight

Son
Male

James W E

Knight

Son
Male

Charles H

Knight

Son
Female

Catherine E

Knight

Daughter
Male

Frank

Knight

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hunt

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knight

Head

Married

54

1827

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Knight

Wife

Married

43

1838

Bolton Upton Dearne, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Knight

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Knight

Son

Single

9

1872

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

James W E

Knight

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton Upton Dearne, Yorkshire, England

Charles H

Knight

Son

Single

4

1877

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Catherine E

Knight

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Knight

Son

Single

0

1881

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Hunt

Servant

Single

17

1864

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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