Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John James Knight (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 James Knight and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John James Knight, born in 1845 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John James was the head of the household, married to Mary E Knight, born in 1844 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1869 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), George H (born 1878 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John James's Servant, Elizabeth Macfarlane, born in 1866 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John James Knight's household

Male

John James

Knight

Head
Female

Mary E

Knight

Wife
Female

Ellen

Knight

Daughter
Male

George H

Knight

Son
Female

Alice

Knight

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Macfarlane

Servant
First name(s) John James
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John James

Knight

Head

Married

36

1845

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Knight

Wife

Married

37

1844

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Knight

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

George H

Knight

Son

Single

3

1878

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Alice

Knight

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Macfarlane

Servant

Single

15

1866

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John James Knight in Prescot in 1881, and follow the Knight family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John James Knight

We’ve found John James Knight in 643 family trees. Find out more about John James Knight's household and view the Knight family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census