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Household of John McKnight (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKnight, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Wilhelmina McKnight, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Christina (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maria (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Freeland (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Henry (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Margaret McKnight, born in 1875 in England.


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John McKnight's household

Male

John

McKnight

Head
Female

Wilhelmina

McKnight

Wife
Female

Christina

McKnight

Daughter
Female

Maria

McKnight

Daughter
Female

Freeland

McKnight

Daughter
Male

John

McKnight

Son
Female

Mary

McKnight

Daughter
Male

Henry

McKnight

Son
Female

Margaret

McKnight

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name McKnight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKnight

Head

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Wilhelmina

McKnight

Wife

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

McKnight

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria

McKnight

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Freeland

McKnight

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McKnight

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McKnight

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

McKnight

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McKnight

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

England

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