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Household of John Knowles (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knowles, born in 1836 in Bollington, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Knowles, born in 1835 in Rainow, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1871 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Sarah J (born 1874 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, James (born 1855 in Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Scotland).


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John Knowles's household

Male

John

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary

Knowles

Wife
Male

Joseph

Knowles

Son
Female

Sarah J

Knowles

Daughter
Male

James

Mc Lean

Boarder
Male

John

Mc Hattie

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bollington, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knowles

Head

Married

45

1836

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Mary

Knowles

Wife

Married

46

1835

Rainow, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Knowles

Son

Single

10

1871

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Knowles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bury, Lancashire, England

James

Mc Lean

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Scotland

John

Mc Hattie

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Scotland

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