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Household of Joseph Knight (born 1844, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Knight and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Knight, born in 1844 in West Buckland, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Knight, born in 1850 in Halberton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Arthur C (born 1874 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Ernest A (born 1875 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Frederick S (born 1877 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1878 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Wales) and Joseph's Boarder, William (born 1851 in Wales).


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Joseph Knight's household

Male

Joseph

Knight

Head
Female

Jane

Knight

Wife
Male

Arthur C

Knight

Son
Male

Ernest A

Knight

Son
Male

Frederick S

Knight

Son
Female

Edith

Knight

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Knight

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jenkins

Servant
Male

William

Roberts

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place West Buckland, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Knight

Head

Married

37

1844

West Buckland, Somerset, England

Jane

Knight

Wife

Married

31

1850

Halberton, Devon, England

Arthur C

Knight

Son

Single

7

1874

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Ernest A

Knight

Son

Single

6

1875

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Frederick S

Knight

Son

Single

4

1877

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Edith

Knight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Knight

Son

Single

1

1880

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Jenkins

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wales

William

Roberts

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Wales

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