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Household of John Knight (born 1816, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Honiton, Devon, 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 1816 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knight, born in 1815 in Cullompton, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1858 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England. They had 1 grandchild; Herbert, born 1881 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Sarah Carpenter, born in 1803 in Plymtree, Devon, England.


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ayres

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Ayres

Grand Son
Female

Sarah

Carpenter

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Ottery St Mary, 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

65

1816

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife

Married

66

1815

Cullompton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Ayres

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Herbert

Ayres

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Sarah

Carpenter

Lodger

Widow

78

1803

Plymtree, Devon, England

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