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Household of James Knowles (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knowles, born in 1826 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knowles, born in 1829 in Colne, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1858 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Rachel (born 1856 in Colne, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1867 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1880 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).


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James Knowles's household

Male

James

Knowles

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife
Male

John

Knowles

Son
Female

Rachel

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Knowles

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knowles

Head

Married

55

1826

Colne, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife

Married

52

1829

Colne, Lancashire, England

John

Knowles

Son

Single

23

1858

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Knowles

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Colne, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Knowles

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Knowles

Son

Single

12

1869

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Knowles

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Accrington, Lancashire, England

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