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Household of John Knowles (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knowles, born in 1837 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Knowles, born in 1841 in Billinge, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1867 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1873 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England).


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John Knowles's household

Male

John

Knowles

Head
Female

Alice

Knowles

Wife
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Mary

Knowles

Daughter
Male

John

Knowles

Son
Female

Alice

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Knowles

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knowles

Head

Married

44

1837

Lancashire, England

Alice

Knowles

Wife

Married

40

1841

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Knowles

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Knowles

Daughter

Single

14

1867

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Knowles

Son

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice

Knowles

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Knowles

Son

Single

1

1880

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

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