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Household of James Knowles (born 1835, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knowles, born in 1835 in Kennington, Kent, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Emily Sarah Knowles, born in 1837 in Woodchurch, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Charles Willm (born 1862 in Ashford, Kent, England), Arthur T (born 1864 in Ashford, Kent, England) and Emily Sarah (born 1868 in Ashford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Peter John Standen, born in 1857 in Kent, England.


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James Knowles's household

Male

James

Knowles

Head
Female

Emily Sarah

Knowles

Wife
Male

Charles Willm

Knowles

Son
Male

Arthur T

Knowles

Son
Female

Emily Sarah

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Peter John

Standen

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kennington, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knowles

Head

Married

46

1835

Kennington, Kent, England

Emily Sarah

Knowles

Wife

Married

44

1837

Woodchurch, Kent, England

Charles Willm

Knowles

Son

Single

19

1862

Ashford, Kent, England

Arthur T

Knowles

Son

Single

17

1864

Ashford, Kent, England

Emily Sarah

Knowles

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ashford, Kent, England

Peter John

Standen

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Kent, England

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