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Household of John Knight (born 1833, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knight, born in 1833 in Burry, Orkney, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary H Knight, born in 1857 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary J (born 1878 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and John W (born 1880 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Margaret Johnston, born in 1866 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland.
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John Knight's household
John
Knight
Head
Mary H
Knight
Wife
Mary J
Knight
Daughter
John W
Knight
Son
Margaret
Johnston
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Knight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Burry, Orkney, Scotland |
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 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary H | Knight | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary J | Knight | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
John W | Knight | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Johnston | Boarder | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Burry, Orkney, Scotland |
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