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Household of John Knight (born 1837, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, 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 1837 in Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Knight, born in 1837 in Portbury, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Florence (born 1868 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), William (born 1872 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), John Arthur (born 1877 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Edith Emma (born 1881 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Sarah Boxwell, born in 1854 in Frome, Somerset, England.


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Emma

Knight

Wife
Female

Florence

Knight

Daughter
Male

William

Knight

Son
Male

John Arthur

Knight

Son
Female

Edith Emma

Knight

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Boxwell

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place 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

44

1837

Somerset, England

Emma

Knight

Wife

Married

44

1837

Portbury, Somerset, England

Florence

Knight

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William

Knight

Son

Single

9

1872

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

John Arthur

Knight

Son

Single

4

1877

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Edith Emma

Knight

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Boxwell

Servant

Single

27

1854

Frome, Somerset, England

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