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Household of James Knowles (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Knowles, born in 1841 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary J Knowles, born in 1856 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Alice, born 1877 in Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Samuel (born 1840 in Otley, Derbyshire, England) and James's Boarder, Mary (born 1852 in Yorkshire, England).


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James Knowles's household

Male

James

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary J

Knowles

Wife
Female

Alice

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Green

Boarder
Female

Mary

Green

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Knowles

Head

Married

40

1841

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Knowles

Wife

Married

25

1856

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Knowles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Green

Boarder

Married

41

1840

Otley, Derbyshire, England

Mary

Green

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Yorkshire, England

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