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Household of John Knowles (born 1836, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knowles, born in 1836 in Pennington, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Knowles, born in 1838 in Cheshire, England. They had 9 children; Elizabeth (born 1858 in Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1863 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), William (born 1865 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ann (born 1870 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1871 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1876 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1878 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).


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John Knowles's household

Male

John

Knowles

Head
Female

Alice

Knowles

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Knowles

Son
Male

William

Knowles

Son
Male

James

Knowles

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Knowles

Daughter
Male

John

Knowles

Son
Male

Edward

Knowles

Son
Female

Alice

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Pennington, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knowles

Head

Married

45

1836

Pennington, Lancashire, England

Alice

Knowles

Wife

Married

43

1838

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Knowles

Son

Single

18

1863

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

William

Knowles

Son

Single

16

1865

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

James

Knowles

Son

Single

14

1867

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Knowles

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Knowles

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Leigh, Lancashire, England

John

Knowles

Son

Single

8

1873

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Edward

Knowles

Son

Single

5

1876

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Alice

Knowles

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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