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Household of James Knowles (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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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 1838 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Knowles, born in 1841 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1874 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella J (born 1878 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Father-In-Law, James (born 1798 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland) and James's Lodger, David (born 1852 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
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James Knowles's household
James
Knowles
Head
Helen
Knowles
Wife
Helen
Knowles
Daughter
Isabella J
Knowles
Daughter
Margaret
Lidgertwood
Step Daughter
James
Gavin
Father-In-Law
David
Grant
Lodger
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Knowles |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Knowles | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Knowles | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Knowles | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella J | Knowles | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Lidgertwood | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Gavin | Father-In-Law | Widower | 83 | 1798 | St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland | |
David | Grant | Lodger | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Kincardineshire, Scotland |
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