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Household of John Knight (born 1827, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 1827 in Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Knight, born in 1837 in Irton, Cumberland, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1861 in Drigg, Cumberland, England), Margaret A (born 1863 in Corney, Cumberland, England), Elizabeth E (born 1865 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1868 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1871 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1874 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1878 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Abraham Fawcett, born in 1856 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Hannah

Knight

Wife
Male

John

Knight

Son
Female

Margaret A

Knight

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth E

Knight

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Knight

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Knight

Daughter
Male

Richard

Knight

Son
Female

Annie

Knight

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Fawcett

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

54

1827

Cumberland, England

Hannah

Knight

Wife

Married

44

1837

Irton, Cumberland, England

John

Knight

Son

Single

20

1861

Drigg, Cumberland, England

Margaret A

Knight

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Corney, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth E

Knight

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Knight

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Knight

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Richard

Knight

Son

Single

7

1874

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Annie

Knight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Fawcett

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Preston, Lancashire, England

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