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Household of James Knight (born 1833, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 1833 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knight, born in 1834 in Durham, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1864 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Phoebe (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Hannah (born 1871 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Minnie (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah, born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Mary (born 1841 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and James's Boarder, H (born 1859 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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James Knight's household

Male

James

Knight

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife
Male

James

Knight

Son
Female

Phoebe

Knight

Daughter
Female

Jane

Knight

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Knight

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Knight

Grand Daughter
Female

Minnie

Knight

Daughter
Female

Mary

Palmer

Visitor
Male

H

Howard

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knight

Head

Married

48

1833

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife

Married

47

1834

Durham, England

James

Knight

Son

Single

17

1864

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Phoebe

Knight

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Jane

Knight

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Hannah

Knight

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Knight

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Minnie

Knight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Palmer

Visitor

Married

40

1841

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

H

Howard

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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