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Household of John Knight (born 1828, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knight, born in 1828 in Newton Ferrers, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Knight, born in 1831 in Plympton, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William (born 1869 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Hetty (born 1871 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Richard (born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Thomas (born 1875 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Maria

Knight

Wife
Female

Mary

Knight

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Knight

Daughter
Male

William

Knight

Son
Female

Hetty

Knight

Daughter
Male

Richard

Knight

Son
Male

Thomas

Knight

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

53

1828

Newton Ferrers, Devon, England

Maria

Knight

Wife

Married

50

1831

Plympton, Devon, England

Mary

Knight

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Knight

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

Knight

Son

Single

12

1869

Plymouth, Devon, England

Hetty

Knight

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Plymouth, Devon, England

Richard

Knight

Son

Single

8

1873

Plymouth, Devon, England

Thomas

Knight

Son

Single

6

1875

Plymouth, Devon, England

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