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Household of John Knowles (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knowles, born in 1841 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Knowles, born in 1841 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary Ellen (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Elijah (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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John Knowles's household

Male

John

Knowles

Head
Female

Ann

Knowles

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Elijah

Knowles

Son
Female

Emily

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Knowles

Son
Female

Alice

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knowles

Head

Married

40

1841

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Knowles

Wife

Married

40

1841

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Knowles

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elijah

Knowles

Son

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Emily

Knowles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Knowles

Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Knowles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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