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Household of John Knowles (born 1838, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lambeth, London,Surrey, 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 Knowles and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knowles, born in 1838 in Norfolk, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Knowles, born in 1838 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Leah (born 1869 in Kennington, Middlesex, England), James (born 1875 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Charles Nickolas, born in 1851 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.


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John Knowles's household

Male

John

Knowles

Head
Female

Ellen

Knowles

Wife
Female

Leah

Knowles

Daughter
Male

James

Knowles

Son
Female

Edith

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Charles

Nickolas

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knowles

Head

Married

43

1838

Norfolk, England

Ellen

Knowles

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Leah

Knowles

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Kennington, Middlesex, England

James

Knowles

Son

Single

6

1875

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Edith

Knowles

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Charles

Nickolas

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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