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Household of John H Knowles (born 1827, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

John H Knowles and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John H Knowles, born in 1827 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. John H was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knowles, born in 1835 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Sarah J (born 1864 in North Shields, Northumberland, England) and Florence (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John H's Sister Daughter, Sarah J (born 1863 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), John H's Sister Son, John P (born 1864 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), John H's Sister Daughter, Hannah A (born 1866 in North Shields, Northumberland, England) and John H's Wifes Sister, Mary (born 1825 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England).


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John H Knowles's household

Male

John H

Knowles

Head
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Carr (Knowles)

Sister Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Knowles

Daughter
Male

John P

Carr (Knowles)

Sister Son
Female

Hannah A

Carr (Knowles)

Sister Daughter
Female

Florence

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Mary

Turnbull

Wifes Sister
First name(s) John H
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John H

Knowles

Head

Married

54

1827

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Knowles

Wife

Married

46

1835

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

Sarah J

Carr (Knowles)

Sister Daughter

Single

18

1863

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Sarah J

Knowles

Daughter

Single

17

1864

North Shields, Northumberland, England

John P

Carr (Knowles)

Sister Son

Single

17

1864

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Hannah A

Carr (Knowles)

Sister Daughter

Single

15

1866

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Florence

Knowles

Daughter

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Turnbull

Wifes Sister

Single

56

1825

Morpeth, Northumberland, England

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