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Household of John Knight (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Knight, born in 1846 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Emily (born 1870 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder Head, Samuel (born 1830 in Salford, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Catherine (born 1854 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Ellen (born 1862 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Hannah

Knight

Wife
Female

Emily

Knight

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Knight

Daughter
Female

Mary

Knight

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Knight

Daughter
Male

George

Knight

Son
Male

Samuel

Bewley Or Bentley

Boarder Head
Female

Catherine

Bewley Or Bentley

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Bewley Or Bentley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Salford, 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

Salford, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Knight

Wife

Married

35

1846

Salford, Lancashire, England

Emily

Knight

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Knight

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Knight

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Knight

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

George

Knight

Son

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Bewley Or Bentley

Boarder Head

Widower

51

1830

Salford, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Bewley Or Bentley

Boarder

-

27

1854

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bewley Or Bentley

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Salford, Lancashire, England

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