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Household of John Knowles (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knowles, born in 1817 in Wiswell, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knowles, born in 1815 in Wiswell, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1840 in Wiswell, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1843 in Wiswell, Lancashire, England). They had 4 grandchildren; Sarah E (born 1862 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1864 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England) and John W (born 1872 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Richard (born 1840 in Earby, Yorkshire, England) and John's Son In Law, Richard (born 1842 in Mytton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Knowles's household

Male

John

Knowles

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Knowles

Grand Daughter
Male

Richard

Clarke

Son In Law
Female

Alice

Clarke

Daughter
Male

Richard

Swindlehurst

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Swindlehurst

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Swindlehurst

Grand Daughter
Female

Ellen

Swindlehurst

Grand Daughter
Male

John W

Swindlehurst

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Wiswell, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knowles

Head

Married

64

1817

Wiswell, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife

Married

66

1815

Wiswell, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Knowles

Grand Daughter

Single

19

1862

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Richard

Clarke

Son In Law

Married

41

1840

Earby, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Clarke

Daughter

Married

41

1840

Wiswell, Lancashire, England

Richard

Swindlehurst

Son In Law

Married

39

1842

Mytton, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Swindlehurst

Daughter

Married

38

1843

Wiswell, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Swindlehurst

Grand Daughter

Single

17

1864

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Swindlehurst

Grand Daughter

Single

15

1866

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

John W

Swindlehurst

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

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