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Household of John Knapman (born 1852, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Knapman and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knapman, born in 1852 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to M H Knapman, born in 1852 in Newport, Essex, England. They had 2 children; L (born 1874 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and F (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, John (born 1829 in Somerset, England), John's Lodger, Richard (born 1855 in Norway), John's Lodger, William (born 1843 in Exeter, Devon, England), John's Lodger, Venam (born 1837 in Norway), John's Lodger, Petershan (born 1851 in Norway) and John's Lodger, Orca (born 1863 in Sweden).


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John Knapman's household

Male

John

Knapman

Head
Female

M H

Knapman

Wife
Female

L

Knapman

Daughter
Female

F

Knapman

Daughter
Male

John

Durham

Servant
Male

Richard

Johnson

Lodger
Male

William

Richards

Lodger
Male

Venam

Clarke

Lodger
Male

Petershan

Vilandes

Lodger
Male

Orca

Laundurglet ?

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Knapman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knapman

Head

Married

29

1852

Taunton, Somerset, England

M H

Knapman

Wife

Married

29

1852

Newport, Essex, England

L

Knapman

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

F

Knapman

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Durham

Servant

Single

52

1829

Somerset, England

Richard

Johnson

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Norway

William

Richards

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Exeter, Devon, England

Venam

Clarke

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Norway

Petershan

Vilandes

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Norway

Orca

Laundurglet ?

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Sweden

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