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Household of John Knight (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sevenoaks, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knight, born in 1831 in Sevenoaks, Kent, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knight, born in 1842 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1871 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, James (born 1863 in Ewhurst, Sussex, England), John's Lodger, John (born 1857 in Ewhurst, Sussex, England) and John's Lodger, William (born 1841 in St Mary Cray, Kent, England).


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife
Male

James

Knight

Son
Male

James

Osborne

Nephew
Male

John

Gibbs

Lodger
Male

William

Plume

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

50

1831

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

James

Knight

Son

Single

10

1871

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

James

Osborne

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Ewhurst, Sussex, England

John

Gibbs

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Ewhurst, Sussex, England

William

Plume

Lodger

Single

40

1841

St Mary Cray, Kent, England

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