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Household of John Knowles (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knowles, born in 1841 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1841 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Joshua (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1841 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1851 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, William (born 1831 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, James (born 1843 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, William (born 1821 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Joshua (born 1821 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1864 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and John's Boarder, Richard (born 1831 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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John Knowles's household

Male

John

Knowles

Head
Male

William

Lord

Boarder
Male

Joshua

Lord

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Lee

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Hartley

Boarder
Male

William

Stool

Boarder
Male

James

Greenwood

Boarder
Male

William

Ryecroft

Boarder
Male

Joshua

Tunstall

Boarder
Male

John

Lyons

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Dixon

Boarder
Male

Richard

Dixon

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knowles

Head

Single

40

1841

Burnley, Lancashire, England

William

Lord

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Joshua

Lord

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Lee

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Hartley

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Burnley, Lancashire, England

William

Stool

Boarder

Married

50

1831

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Greenwood

Boarder

Married

38

1843

Burnley, Lancashire, England

William

Ryecroft

Boarder

Widower

60

1821

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Joshua

Tunstall

Boarder

Single

60

1821

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Lyons

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dixon

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Dixon

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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