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Household of Jesse John Knight (born 1851, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uckfield, Sussex, 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.

Jesse John Knight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jesse John Knight, born in 1851 in Wadhurst, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. Jesse John was the head of the household, married to Jane G Knight, born in 1854 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Emily J (born 1876 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England), George J (born 1877 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England), Mary A (born 1879 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England) and Selina H (born 1881 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jesse John's Servant, Anne Chewter, born in 1862 in Frant, Sussex, England.


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Jesse John Knight's household

Male

Jesse John

Knight

Head
Female

Jane G

Knight

Wife
Female

Emily J

Knight

Daughter
Male

George J

Knight

Son
Female

Mary A

Knight

Daughter
Female

Selina H

Knight

Daughter
Female

Anne

Chewter

Servant
First name(s) Jesse John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jesse John

Knight

Head

Married

30

1851

Wadhurst, Sussex, England

Jane G

Knight

Wife

Married

27

1854

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Emily J

Knight

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

George J

Knight

Son

Single

4

1877

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Mary A

Knight

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Selina H

Knight

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Anne

Chewter

Servant

Single

19

1862

Frant, Sussex, England

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