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Household of John Knowles (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, Cheshire, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knowles, born in 1840 in Runcorn, Cheshire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Knowles, born in 1841 in Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Harry (born 1866 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), John E (born 1868 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), Edith A (born 1869 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), William E (born 1872 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), Robert A (born 1873 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England) and Charles (born 1876 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Moth In Law, Ann (born 1811 in Abergele, Denbighshire, Wales), John's Servant, Mary J (born 1862 in Northwich, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Margretta E (born 1865 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Edward (born 1864 in Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, Alfred (born 1868 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England).


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John Knowles's household

Male

John

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary A

Knowles

Wife
Male

Harry

Knowles

Son
Male

John E

Knowles

Son
Female

Edith A

Knowles

Daughter
Male

William E

Knowles

Son
Male

Robert A

Knowles

Son
Male

Charles

Knowles

Son
Female

Ann

Roberts

Moth In Law
Female

Mary J

Kingston

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Powell

Servant
Female

Margretta E

Ainsworth

Servant
Male

Edward

Beckett

Servant
Male

Alfred

Pritchard

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knowles

Head

Married

41

1840

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Knowles

Wife

Married

40

1841

Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales

Harry

Knowles

Son

Single

15

1866

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

John E

Knowles

Son

Single

13

1868

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Edith A

Knowles

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

William E

Knowles

Son

Single

9

1872

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Robert A

Knowles

Son

Single

8

1873

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Charles

Knowles

Son

Single

5

1876

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Ann

Roberts

Moth In Law

Widow

70

1811

Abergele, Denbighshire, Wales

Mary J

Kingston

Servant

Single

19

1862

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Powell

Servant

Single

18

1863

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Margretta E

Ainsworth

Servant

Single

16

1865

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Edward

Beckett

Servant

Single

17

1864

Cheshire, England

Alfred

Pritchard

Servant

Single

13

1868

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

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