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Household of John Knight (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Knight and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knight, born in 1849 in St George's in the East, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Elizabeth Knight, born in 1850 in Frome, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Claud Hope (born 1875 in Croydon, Surrey, England), John Dare (born 1879 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Gwendoline M (born 1881 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Alice A (born 1863 in India), John's Servant, Lucy (born 1861 in Lawshall, Suffolk, England) and John's Servant, Charlotte (born 1859 in Somerset, England).


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Knight

Wife
Male

Claud Hope

Knight

Son
Male

John Dare

Knight

Son
Female

Gwendoline M

Knight

Daughter
Female

Alice A

Wyman

Visitor
Female

Lucy

Osborne

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Allen

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place St George's in the East, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

32

1849

St George's in the East, Middlesex, England

Mary Elizabeth

Knight

Wife

Married

31

1850

Frome, Somerset, England

Claud Hope

Knight

Son

Single

6

1875

Croydon, Surrey, England

John Dare

Knight

Son

Single

2

1879

Croydon, Surrey, England

Gwendoline M

Knight

Daughter

Single

0

1881

London, Middlesex, England

Alice A

Wyman

Visitor

Single

18

1863

India

Lucy

Osborne

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lawshall, Suffolk, England

Charlotte

Allen

Servant

Single

22

1859

Somerset, England

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