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Household of John Knight (born 1835, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knight, born in 1835 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knight, born in 1837 in Buckinghamshire, England. They had 6 children; George J (born 1862 in Forest Hill, Kent, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Forest Hill, Kent, England), Harry (born 1870 in Forest Hill, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Forest Hill, Kent, England), William (born 1872 in Forest Hill, Kent, England) and Emily (born 1876 in Forest Hill, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, William Smith, born in 1860 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England.


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Sarah

Knight

Wife
Male

George J

Knight

Son
Female

Sarah

Knight

Daughter
Male

Harry

Knight

Son
Female

Ellen

Knight

Daughter
Male

William

Knight

Son
Female

Emily

Knight

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

46

1835

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Sarah

Knight

Wife

Married

44

1837

Buckinghamshire, England

George J

Knight

Son

Single

19

1862

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Sarah

Knight

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Harry

Knight

Son

Single

11

1870

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Ellen

Knight

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Forest Hill, Kent, England

William

Knight

Son

Single

9

1872

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Emily

Knight

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Forest Hill, Kent, England

William

Smith

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

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