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Household of John Hy Knowles (born 1852, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Hy Knowles and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Hy Knowles, born in 1852 in Newton, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. John Hy was the head of the household, married to Caroline Knowles, born in 1855 in Newton, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1878 in Newton, Cheshire, England) and Nathaniel (born 1879 in Newton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Hy's Lodger Sister In Law, Mary Swift, born in 1861 in Newton, Cheshire, England.


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John Hy Knowles's household

Male

John Hy

Knowles

Head
Female

Caroline

Knowles

Wife
Male

Henry

Knowles

Son
Male

Nathaniel

Knowles

Son
Female

Mary

Swift

Lodger Sister In Law
First name(s) John Hy
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Newton, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Hy

Knowles

Head

Married

29

1852

Newton, Cheshire, England

Caroline

Knowles

Wife

Married

26

1855

Newton, Cheshire, England

Henry

Knowles

Son

Single

3

1878

Newton, Cheshire, England

Nathaniel

Knowles

Son

Single

2

1879

Newton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Swift

Lodger Sister In Law

Married

20

1861

Newton, Cheshire, England

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