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Household of Joseph Knapton (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Joseph Knapton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Knapton, born in 1834 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knapton, born in 1832 in Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Dugdale (born 1862 in Wrington, Lancashire, England), John (born 1873 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1876 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Step Daughter, Margaret E (born 1862 in Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Martha (born 1859 in Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Knapton's household

Male

Joseph

Knapton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knapton

Wife
Male

Dugdale

Knapton

Son
Male

John

Knapton

Son
Male

Joseph

Knapton

Son
Female

Margaret E

Harrison

Step Daughter
Female

Martha

Hudson

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Knapton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Knapton

Head

Married

47

1834

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Knapton

Wife

Married

49

1832

Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England

Dugdale

Knapton

Son

Single

19

1862

Wrington, Lancashire, England

John

Knapton

Son

Single

8

1873

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Knapton

Son

Single

5

1876

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Margaret E

Harrison

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Hudson

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England

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