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Household of John Knight (born 1838, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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 1838 in Staplegrove, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophia Knight, born in 1828 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Florence, born 1869 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Charles H (born 1855 in Bath, Somerset, England) and John's Lodger, James (born 1858 in Brompton Ralph, Somerset, England).


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Sophia

Knight

Wife
Female

Florence

Knight

Daughter
Male

Charles H

Johnson

Lodger
Male

James

Upham

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Staplegrove, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

43

1838

Staplegrove, Somerset, England

Sophia

Knight

Wife

Married

53

1828

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Florence

Knight

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Charles H

Johnson

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Bath, Somerset, England

James

Upham

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Brompton Ralph, Somerset, England

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