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Household of James Knowles (born 1835, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knowles, born in 1835 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Knowles, born in 1832 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1865 in New Fletton, Huntingdonshire, England), James (born 1867 in New Fletton, Huntingdonshire, England), Emily (born 1869 in New Fletton, Huntingdonshire, England), Ann Caroline (born 1873 in New Fletton, Huntingdonshire, England) and Henry Frederic (born 1877 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nurse Child, Jessie (born 1881 in Worthing, Sussex, England) and James's Lodger, Mary J (born 1834 in London, Middlesex, England).


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James Knowles's household

Male

James

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary

Knowles

Wife
Male

William

Knowles

Son
Male

James

Knowles

Son
Female

Emily

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Ann Caroline

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Henry Frederic

Knowles

Son
Female

Jessie

West

Nurse Child
Female

Mary J

Carter

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knowles

Head

Married

46

1835

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary

Knowles

Wife

Married

49

1832

Brighton, Sussex, England

William

Knowles

Son

Single

16

1865

New Fletton, Huntingdonshire, England

James

Knowles

Son

Single

14

1867

New Fletton, Huntingdonshire, England

Emily

Knowles

Daughter

Single

12

1869

New Fletton, Huntingdonshire, England

Ann Caroline

Knowles

Daughter

Single

8

1873

New Fletton, Huntingdonshire, England

Henry Frederic

Knowles

Son

Single

4

1877

Brighton, Sussex, England

Jessie

West

Nurse Child

Single

0

1881

Worthing, Sussex, England

Mary J

Carter

Lodger

Single

47

1834

London, Middlesex, England

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