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Household of John Knight (born 1848, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knight, born in 1848 in Devonport, Devon, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Flora M Knight, born in 1858 in Poole, Dorset, England. They had 1 child; Mary H, born 1877 in Portland, Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Ellen (born 1871 in Devonport, Devon, England) and John's Boarder, Henry (born 1851 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Flora M

Knight

Wife
Female

Mary H

Knight

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Trescott

Niece
Male

Henry

Beadle

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Devonport, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

33

1848

Devonport, Devon, England

Flora M

Knight

Wife

Married

23

1858

Poole, Dorset, England

Mary H

Knight

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Portland, Dorset, England

Ellen

Trescott

Niece

Single

10

1871

Devonport, Devon, England

Henry

Beadle

Boarder

-

30

1851

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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