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Household of James Knowles (born 1813, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knowles, born in 1813 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Knowles, born in 1819 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James Frederick (born 1848 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Jessie (born 1860 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1826 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), James's Servant, Ann (born 1848 in Gloucestershire, England), James's Servant, Eliza (born 1857 in Shropshire, England) and James's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1858 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England).


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James Knowles's household

Male

James

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Knowles

Wife
Male

James Frederick

Knowles

Son
Female

Jessie

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Mary

Chester

Servant
Female

Ann

Oakly

Servant
Female

Eliza

Beddall

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Richardson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knowles

Head

Married

68

1813

Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Knowles

Wife

Married

62

1819

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James Frederick

Knowles

Son

Single

33

1848

Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Knowles

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Chester

Servant

Widow

55

1826

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Oakly

Servant

Single

33

1848

Gloucestershire, England

Eliza

Beddall

Servant

Single

24

1857

Shropshire, England

Mary Ann

Richardson

Servant

Single

23

1858

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

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