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Household of James Knowles (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, Cheshire, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knowles, born in 1837 in Appleton, Cheshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jemima Knowles, born in 1843 in Burnham, Essex, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1864 in Appleton, Cheshire, England) and Joseph (born 1866 in Appleton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Robert (born 1823 in Dale Abbey, Derbyshire, England), James's Visitor, Ann (born 1871 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Ellen (born 1861 in Walton, Cheshire, England), James's Servant, Patrick (born 1849 in Ireland), James's Servant, Michael (born 1855 in Ireland), James's Servant, Roddy (born 1860 in Ireland), James's Servant, Thomas (born 1847 in Ireland), James's Servant, Handy (born 1860 in Ireland), James's Servant, John (born 1863 in Ireland) and James's Servant, John (born 1857 in Ireland).


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James Knowles's household

Male

James

Knowles

Head
Female

Jemima

Knowles

Wife
Male

James

Knowles

Son
Male

Joseph

Knowles

Son
Male

Robert

Fletcher

Visitor
Female

Ann

Toft

Visitor
Female

Ellen

Chadwick

Servant
Male

Patrick

Hannon

Servant
Male

Michael

Collins

Servant
Male

Roddy

Doherty

Servant
Male

Thomas

Collins

Servant
Male

Handy

Kilman

Servant
Male

John

Kilman

Servant
Male

John

Collins

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Appleton, Cheshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knowles

Head

Married

44

1837

Appleton, Cheshire, England

Jemima

Knowles

Wife

Married

38

1843

Burnham, Essex, England

James

Knowles

Son

Single

17

1864

Appleton, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Knowles

Son

Single

15

1866

Appleton, Cheshire, England

Robert

Fletcher

Visitor

Widower

58

1823

Dale Abbey, Derbyshire, England

Ann

Toft

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Chadwick

Servant

Single

20

1861

Walton, Cheshire, England

Patrick

Hannon

Servant

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Michael

Collins

Servant

Single

26

1855

Ireland

Roddy

Doherty

Servant

Single

21

1860

Ireland

Thomas

Collins

Servant

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Handy

Kilman

Servant

Single

21

1860

Ireland

John

Kilman

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ireland

John

Collins

Servant

Single

24

1857

Ireland

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