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Household of John Knowles (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1834 in Tottington, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Knowles, born in 1834 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1859 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1861 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), Eliza Ann (born 1863 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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John Knowles's household

Male

John

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Knowles

Wife
Male

James

Knowles

Son
Male

John

Knowles

Son
Female

Eliza Ann

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Knowles

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Tottington, 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

47

1834

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Knowles

Wife

Married

47

1834

Bury, Lancashire, England

James

Knowles

Son

Single

22

1859

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Knowles

Son

Single

20

1861

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Eliza Ann

Knowles

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Knowles

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Knowles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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