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Household of John Knowles (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sedbergh, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1845 in Wilsden, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knowles, born in 1848 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William B (born 1875 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Lucy (born 1881 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, George (born 1862 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Sarah (born 1869 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England).


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John Knowles's household

Male

John

Knowles

Head
Female

Sarah

Knowles

Wife
Male

William B

Knowles

Son
Male

Henry

Knowles

Son
Female

Lucy

Knowles

Daughter
Male

George

Robinson

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Dent

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wilsden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knowles

Head

Married

36

1845

Wilsden, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Knowles

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

William B

Knowles

Son

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Knowles

Son

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Knowles

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

George

Robinson

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Dent

Servant

Single

12

1869

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

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