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Household of John Knight (born 1833, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knight, born in 1833 in Margate, Kent, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knight, born in 1833 in Sussex, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1860 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England) and Susannah (born 1872 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Walter Adams, born in 1843 in Scotland.


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Sarah

Knight

Wife
Male

John

Knight

Son
Female

Susannah

Knight

Daughter
Male

Walter

Adams

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Margate, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

48

1833

Margate, Kent, England

Sarah

Knight

Wife

Married

48

1833

Sussex, England

John

Knight

Son

Single

21

1860

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Knight

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Adams

Boarder

Married

38

1843

Scotland

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