Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Knowles (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 3 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knowles, born in 1856 in Colne, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christiana Knowles, born in 1857 in Colne, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah Ann (born 1879 in Colne, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth Margaret (born 1880 in Colne, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Knowles's household

Male

James

Knowles

Head
Female

Christiana

Knowles

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Margaret

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Colne, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knowles

Head

Married

25

1856

Colne, Lancashire, England

Christiana

Knowles

Wife

Married

24

1857

Colne, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Knowles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Colne, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Margaret

Knowles

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Colne, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Knowles in Burnley in 1881, and follow the Knowles family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Knowles

We’ve found James Knowles in 249 family trees. Find out more about James Knowles' household and view the Knowles family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census