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Household of John Knowles (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knowles, born in 1839 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Knowles, born in 1841 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 7 children; Arthur C W (born 1864 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England), John H (born 1866 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England), Lillian A (born 1867 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Ada P (born 1871 in Clapham, Surrey, England), Benjamin G (born 1872 in Clapham, Surrey, England), Emma Louise (born 1877 in Clapham, Surrey, England) and Ethel Beatrice (born 1881 in Clapham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, Edwin Hinton, born in 1863 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.


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John Knowles's household

Male

John

Knowles

Head
Female

Emma

Knowles

Wife
Male

Arthur C W

Knowles

Son
Male

John H

Knowles

Son
Female

Lillian A

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Ada P

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Benjamin G

Knowles

Son
Female

Emma Louise

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Ethel Beatrice

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Hinton

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knowles

Head

Married

42

1839

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Knowles

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Arthur C W

Knowles

Son

Single

17

1864

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

John H

Knowles

Son

Single

15

1866

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Lillian A

Knowles

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Ada P

Knowles

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Clapham, Surrey, England

Benjamin G

Knowles

Son

Single

9

1872

Clapham, Surrey, England

Emma Louise

Knowles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Clapham, Surrey, England

Ethel Beatrice

Knowles

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Clapham, Surrey, England

Edwin

Hinton

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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