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Household of James Knight (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knight, born in 1839 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Knight, born in 1835 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1866 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1872 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1876 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Knight's household

Male

James

Knight

Head
Female

Mary

Knight

Wife
Female

Mary

Knight

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Knight

Daughter
Female

Susan

Knight

Daughter
Female

Jane

Knight

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Knight

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knight

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Knight

Wife

Married

46

1835

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Knight

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Knight

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Susan

Knight

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Knight

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jemima

Knight

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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