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Household of James Knowles (born 1846, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 Knowles and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knowles, born in 1846 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knowles, born in 1848 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Edward (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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James Knowles's household

Male

James

Knowles

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife
Female

Eliza

Knowles

Daughter
Male

James

Knowles

Son
Male

Edward

Knowles

Son
Male

Thomas

Knowles

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knowles

Head

Married

35

1846

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife

Married

33

1848

Sunderland, Durham, England

Eliza

Knowles

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Knowles

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edward

Knowles

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Knowles

Son

Single

3

1878

Chatham, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chatham, Kent, England

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