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Household of John William Knowes (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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 William Knowes and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John William Knowes, born in 1847 in Hooley Hill, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. John William was the head of the household, married to Martha Knowes, born in 1847 in Newton, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Mark, born 1865 in Newton, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John William's Servant, Ann Lees, born in 1868 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England.


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John William Knowes's household

Male

John William

Knowes

Head
Female

Martha

Knowes

Wife
Male

Mark

Knowes

Son
Female

Ann

Lees

Servant
First name(s) John William
Last name Knowes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John William

Knowes

Head

Married

34

1847

Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England

Martha

Knowes

Wife

Married

34

1847

Newton, Cheshire, England

Mark

Knowes

Son

Single

16

1865

Newton, Cheshire, England

Ann

Lees

Servant

Single

13

1868

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

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