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Household of John Knight (born 1817, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cairney, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 1817 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Knight, born in 1842 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1849 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Lewis (born 1856 in Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1833 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1866 in Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Isabella (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Helen

Knight

Wife
Female

Mary

Donald

Granddaughter
Male

William

Leslie

Servant
Male

John

Martin

Servant
Male

Lewis

Cow

Servant
Male

John

McIntosh

Servant
Male

James

Lawarence

Servant
Female

Margaret

Smith

Servant
Female

Isabella

McPherson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

64

1817

Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Knight

Wife

Married

39

1842

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Donald

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Leslie

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Martin

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lewis

Cow

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Banffshire, Scotland

John

McIntosh

Servant

Married

48

1833

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Lawarence

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Drumblade, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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