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Household of John Knowles (born 1839, Dublin)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, 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 1839 in Dublin, Dublin, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Knowles, born in 1848 in Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Hannah M (born 1867 in Cornwall, England), Lily (born 1872 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England), Violet (born 1876 in Devon, England) and Harry T (born 1878 in Princetown, Devon, England).


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John Knowles's household

Male

John

Knowles

Head
Female

Hannah

Knowles

Wife
Female

Hannah M

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Lily

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Violet

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Harry T

Knowles

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knowles

Head

Married

42

1839

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Hannah

Knowles

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cornwall, England

Hannah M

Knowles

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cornwall, England

Lily

Knowles

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

Violet

Knowles

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Devon, England

Harry T

Knowles

Son

Single

3

1878

Princetown, Devon, England

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