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Household of John Knight (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knight, born in 1840 in Worsley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Knight, born in 1841 in Worsley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Alfred (born 1864 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Wilfred (born 1868 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1872 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Rachel (born 1874 in Swinton, Lancashire, England) and Mary Elizth (born 1877 in Swinton, Lancashire, England).


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Maria

Knight

Wife
Male

Alfred

Knight

Son
Male

Wilfred

Knight

Son
Female

Clara

Knight

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Knight

Daughter
Female

Mary Elizth

Knight

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Worsley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

41

1840

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Maria

Knight

Wife

Married

40

1841

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Knight

Son

Single

17

1864

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Wilfred

Knight

Son

Single

13

1868

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Clara

Knight

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Knight

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizth

Knight

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Swinton, Lancashire, England

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