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Household of John Knowles (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 1827 in Denton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Knowles, born in 1831 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1860 in Denton, Lancashire, England), Alice A (born 1864 in Denton, Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1867 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England) and Harry (born 1870 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England).


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John Knowles's household

Male

John

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary

Knowles

Wife
Male

Thomas

Knowles

Son
Male

Walter

Knowles

Son
Female

Alice A

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Harry

Knowles

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Denton, 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

54

1827

Denton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Knowles

Wife

Married

50

1831

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Knowles

Son

Single

24

1857

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Knowles

Son

Single

21

1860

Denton, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Knowles

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Denton, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Knowles

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Harry

Knowles

Son

Single

11

1870

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

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