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Household of John Knowles (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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 1843 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knowles, born in 1845 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Emily (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1868 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1871 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Kate (born 1879 in Whiston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Mary (born 1880 in Whiston, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Whiston, Lancashire, England).


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John Knowles's household

Male

John

Knowles

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife
Female

Emily

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Annie

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Kate

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Mary

Railton

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Lyon

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place St Helens, 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

38

1843

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife

Married

36

1845

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Emily

Knowles

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Knowles

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Knowles

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Annie

Knowles

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Kate

Knowles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Railton

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Lyon

Servant

Single

21

1860

Whiston, Lancashire, England

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