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Household of John Knight (born 1851, Banffshire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knight, born in 1851 in Banffshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knight, born in 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Martha, born 1880 in Banffshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, William (born 1854 in Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1864 in Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1864 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Helen (born 1864 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Knight's household

Male

John

Knight

Head
Female

Margaret

Knight

Wife
Female

Martha

Knight

Daughter
Male

William

Knight

Brother
Male

William

Watt

Servant
Male

William

Black

Servant
Female

Helen

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knight

Head

Married

30

1851

Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Knight

Wife

Married

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Martha

Knight

Daughter

-

1

1880

Banffshire, Scotland

William

Knight

Brother

Unmarried

27

1854

Banffshire, Scotland

William

Watt

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Invergordon, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Black

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Helen

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

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