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Household of James Knowles (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knowles, born in 1838 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knowles, born in 1838 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; George (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), Gibson (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), Arthur William (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England).


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James Knowles's household

Male

James

Knowles

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife
Male

George

Knowles

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Knowles

Son
Male

Gibson

Knowles

Son
Male

Thomas

Knowles

Son
Male

Arthur William

Knowles

Son
Male

Walter

Knowles

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knowles

Head

Married

43

1838

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife

Married

43

1838

Greetland, Yorkshire, England

George

Knowles

Son

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Knowles

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Knowles

Son

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Gibson

Knowles

Son

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Knowles

Son

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Arthur William

Knowles

Son

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

Walter

Knowles

Son

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

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