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Household of John Knight (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knight, born in 1842 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Knight, born in 1842 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; W E W (born 1864 in Sutton, Lancashire, England), Beatrice (born 1866 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Annie (born 1871 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England), Lilian (born 1875 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1877 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England) and George F (born 1879 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Anne Burns, born in 1856 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Ann

Knight

Wife
Male

W E W

Knight

Son
Female

Beatrice

Knight

Daughter
Female

Annie

Knight

Daughter
Male

John

Knight

Son
Female

Lilian

Knight

Daughter
Male

Charles

Knight

Son
Male

George F

Knight

Son
Female

Anne

Burns

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

39

1842

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Knight

Wife

Married

39

1842

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

W E W

Knight

Son

Single

17

1864

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Knight

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Annie

Knight

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

John

Knight

Son

Single

8

1873

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

Lilian

Knight

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

Charles

Knight

Son

Single

4

1877

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

George F

Knight

Son

Single

2

1879

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

Anne

Burns

Servant

Single

25

1856

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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