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Household of James Knowles (born 1815, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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 1815 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Knowles, born in 1812 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Harry Alty (born 1857 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England), Abraham (born 1862 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1855 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, John Bull, born in 1854 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.


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James Knowles's household

Male

James

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary

Knowles

Wife
Male

Harry Alty

Knowles

Son
Male

Abraham

Knowles

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bull

Daughter
Male

John

Bull

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knowles

Head

Married

66

1815

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Knowles

Wife

Married

69

1812

Mawdesley, Lancashire, England

Harry Alty

Knowles

Son

Single

24

1857

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Knowles

Son

Single

19

1862

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bull

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

John

Bull

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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