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Household of John Knight (born 1838, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knight, born in 1838 in Chard, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophia Knight, born in 1835 in South Molton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Francis (born 1865 in St George, Gloucestershire, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in St George, Gloucestershire, England), Benjamin (born 1870 in St George, Gloucestershire, England), Florence (born 1873 in St George, Gloucestershire, England) and Eva (born 1878 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Sophia

Knight

Wife
Male

Francis

Knight

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Knight

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Knight

Son
Female

Florence

Knight

Daughter
Female

Eva

Knight

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

43

1838

Chard, Somerset, England

Sophia

Knight

Wife

Married

46

1835

South Molton, Devon, England

Francis

Knight

Son

Single

16

1865

St George, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Knight

Daughter

Single

14

1867

St George, Gloucestershire, England

Benjamin

Knight

Son

Single

11

1870

St George, Gloucestershire, England

Florence

Knight

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St George, Gloucestershire, England

Eva

Knight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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