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Household of John Willett Knight (born 1833, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 Willett Knight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Willett Knight, born in 1833 in Milton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. John Willett was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knight, born in 1826 in Milton, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; John T, born 1856 in Milton, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John Willett's Adop Daughter, Lilly M (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John Willett's Servant, Mary (born 1817 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England), John Willett's Unm, John (born 1866 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England) and John Willett's Visitor, Betsy (born 1827 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).


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John Willett Knight's household

Male

John Willett

Knight

Head
Female

Sarah

Knight

Wife
Male

John T

Knight

Son
Female

Lilly M

Russell

Adop Daughter
Female

Mary

Ford

Servant
Male

John

Frost

Unm
Female

Betsy

Lawton

Visitor
First name(s) John Willett
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Milton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Willett

Knight

Head

Married

48

1833

Milton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Knight

Wife

Married

55

1826

Milton, Staffordshire, England

John T

Knight

Son

Single

25

1856

Milton, Staffordshire, England

Lilly M

Russell

Adop Daughter

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ford

Servant

Widow

64

1817

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

John

Frost

Unm

Single

15

1866

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Betsy

Lawton

Visitor

Married

54

1827

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

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