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Household of John McKnight (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McKnight, born in 1842 in , consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McKnight, born in 1841 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1862 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Hannah (born 1877 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and Edward (born 1879 in Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Catherine (born 1851 in Ireland), John's Visitor, Catherine (born 1875 in Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, William (born 1878 in Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Isabella (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John McKnight's household

Male

John

McKnight

Head
Female

Margaret

McKnight

Wife
Male

William

McKnight

Son
Female

Ellen

McKnight

Daughter
Female

Janet

McKnight

Daughter
Female

Mary

McKnight

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McKnight

Daughter
Female

Hannah

McKnight

Daughter
Male

Edward

McKnight

Son
Female

Catherine

McKnight

Visitor
Female

Catherine

McKnight

Visitor
Male

William

McKnight

Visitor
Female

Isabella

McKnight

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McKnight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McKnight

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Margaret

McKnight

Wife

Married

40

1841

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

McKnight

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ellen

McKnight

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McKnight

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McKnight

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McKnight

Daughter

-

7

1874

Ayrshire, Scotland

Hannah

McKnight

Daughter

-

4

1877

Ayrshire, Scotland

Edward

McKnight

Son

-

2

1879

Ayrshire, Scotland

Catherine

McKnight

Visitor

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Catherine

McKnight

Visitor

-

6

1875

Ayrshire, Scotland

William

McKnight

Visitor

-

3

1878

Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

McKnight

Visitor

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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