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Household of John Knight (born 1847, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knight, born in 1847 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Knight, born in 1850 in Betchworth, Surrey, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1867 in Forest Hill, Kent, England), Alfred (born 1871 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Eliza (born 1873 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Alice (born 1875 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Kate (born 1877 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Frank (born 1879 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Walter (born 1856 in Headley, Hampshire, England) and John's Lodger, Henry (born 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Eliza

Knight

Wife
Male

James

Knight

Son
Male

Alfred

Knight

Son
Female

Eliza

Knight

Daughter
Female

Alice

Knight

Daughter
Female

Kate

Knight

Daughter
Male

Frank

Knight

Son
Female

Ada

Knight

Daughter
Male

Walter

Gauntlett

Lodger
Male

Henry

Anderson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

34

1847

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Eliza

Knight

Wife

Married

31

1850

Betchworth, Surrey, England

James

Knight

Son

Single

14

1867

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Alfred

Knight

Son

Single

10

1871

Croydon, Surrey, England

Eliza

Knight

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Croydon, Surrey, England

Alice

Knight

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Croydon, Surrey, England

Kate

Knight

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Croydon, Surrey, England

Frank

Knight

Son

Single

2

1879

Croydon, Surrey, England

Ada

Knight

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Croydon, Surrey, England

Walter

Gauntlett

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Headley, Hampshire, England

Henry

Anderson

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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