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Household of John Knights (born 1845, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Knights and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knights, born in 1845 in Gissing, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Knights, born in 1848 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 3 children; James W (born 1871 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Emily H (born 1873 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Thomas (born 1874 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, George (born 1854 in Gissing, Norfolk, England) and John's Brother In Law, Thomas (born 1842 in Essex, England).


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John Knights's household

Male

John

Knights

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Knights

Wife
Male

James W

Knights

Son
Female

Emily H

Knights

Daughter
Male

George

Knights

Brother
Male

Thomas

Springett

Brother In Law
Male

Thomas

Springett

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Knights
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Gissing, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knights

Head

Married

36

1845

Gissing, Norfolk, England

Mary Ann

Knights

Wife

Married

33

1848

Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England

James W

Knights

Son

Single

10

1871

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Emily H

Knights

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

George

Knights

Brother

Single

27

1854

Gissing, Norfolk, England

Thomas

Springett

Brother In Law

Married

39

1842

Essex, England

Thomas

Springett

Son

Single

7

1874

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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