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Household of John Knight (born 1816, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Columb, Cornwall, 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 1816 in Roaches, Cornwall, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Knight, born in 1813 in Roaches, Cornwall, England. They had 1 child; Fanny, born 1852 in Cornwall, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Ellen (born 1871 in Cornwall, England) and Eva (born 1876 in Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Sarah Grigg, born in 1852 in Roaches, Cornwall, England.


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Charlotte

Knight

Wife
Female

Fanny

Knight

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Knight

Grand Daughter
Female

Eva

Knight

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah

Grigg

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Roaches, Cornwall, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

65

1816

Roaches, Cornwall, England

Charlotte

Knight

Wife

Married

68

1813

Roaches, Cornwall, England

Fanny

Knight

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Cornwall, England

Ellen

Knight

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cornwall, England

Eva

Knight

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cornwall, England

Sarah

Grigg

Servant

Single

29

1852

Roaches, Cornwall, England

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