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Household of John Knowles (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ripon, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Knowles, born in 1843 in South Stainley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Knowles, born in 1850 in Ripley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John G (born 1869 in Markington, Yorkshire, England), Frederick W (born 1872 in Markington, Yorkshire, England), Arthur H (born 1874 in Markington, Yorkshire, England), Emily M (born 1876 in Markington, Yorkshire, England) and Frances L M (born 1877 in Markington, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, John (born 1819 in South Stainley, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, John (born 1864 in Markington, Yorkshire, England).


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John Knowles's household

Male

John

Knowles

Head
Female

Maria

Knowles

Wife
Male

John G

Knowles

Son
Male

Frederick W

Knowles

Son
Male

Arthur H

Knowles

Son
Female

Emily M

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Frances L M

Knowles

Daughter
Male

John

Knowles

Visitor
Male

John

Lickley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place South Stainley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Knowles

Head

Married

38

1843

South Stainley, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Knowles

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ripley, Yorkshire, England

John G

Knowles

Son

Single

12

1869

Markington, Yorkshire, England

Frederick W

Knowles

Son

Single

9

1872

Markington, Yorkshire, England

Arthur H

Knowles

Son

Single

7

1874

Markington, Yorkshire, England

Emily M

Knowles

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Markington, Yorkshire, England

Frances L M

Knowles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Markington, Yorkshire, England

John

Knowles

Visitor

Married

62

1819

South Stainley, Yorkshire, England

John

Lickley

Servant

Single

17

1864

Markington, Yorkshire, England

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