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Household of John Knight (born 1838, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knight, born in 1838 in Sheerness, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Knight, born in 1841 in Sheerness, Kent, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1870 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Florence (born 1875 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Emily (born 1879 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Ada A (born 1880 in Sheerness, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter In Law, Anne (born 1861 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and John's Daughter In Law, Rebecca (born 1865 in Sheerness, Kent, England).


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Rebecca

Knight

Wife
Female

Anne

Tunsen

Daughter In Law
Female

Rebecca

Marden

Daughter In Law
Male

John

Knight

Son
Female

Florence

Knight

Daughter
Female

Emily

Knight

Daughter
Female

Ada A

Knight

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sheerness, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

43

1838

Sheerness, Kent, England

Rebecca

Knight

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sheerness, Kent, England

Anne

Tunsen

Daughter In Law

Single

20

1861

Sheerness, Kent, England

Rebecca

Marden

Daughter In Law

Single

16

1865

Sheerness, Kent, England

John

Knight

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheerness, Kent, England

Florence

Knight

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheerness, Kent, England

Emily

Knight

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheerness, Kent, England

Ada A

Knight

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheerness, Kent, England

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