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Household of John McKnight (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 McKnight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKnight, born in 1840 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Jessie J (born 1869 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen B (born 1873 in Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1875 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1844 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's -, James R (born 1878 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John McKnight's household

Male

John

McKnight

Head
Female

Jessie J

McKnight

Daughter
Male

John

McKnight

Son
Female

Helen B

McKnight

Daughter
Female

Jane

McKnight

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ross

Servant
Male

James R

Ross

-
First name(s) John
Last name McKnight
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKnight

Head

Widower

41

1840

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie J

McKnight

Daughter

-

12

1869

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

McKnight

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen B

McKnight

Daughter

-

8

1873

Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

McKnight

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James R

Ross

-

-

3

1878

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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