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Household of Joseph Knight (born 1847, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Knight, born in 1847 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth C Knight, born in 1849 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Joseph J W (born 1866 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Alice E (born 1868 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Alfred Chas (born 1871 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Arthur Leon (born 1880 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1814 in Holborn, Middlesex, England) and Joseph's Visitor, Lavinia (born 1855 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).


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Joseph Knight's household

Male

Joseph

Knight

Head
Female

Elizabeth C

Knight

Wife
Male

Joseph J W

Knight

Son
Female

Alice E

Knight

Daughter
Male

Alfred Chas

Knight

Son
Male

Arthur Leon

Knight

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lane

Mother In Law
Female

Lavinia

Knight

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Knight

Head

Married

34

1847

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth C

Knight

Wife

Married

32

1849

Southwark, Surrey, England

Joseph J W

Knight

Son

Single

15

1866

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Alice E

Knight

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Alfred Chas

Knight

Son

Single

10

1871

Deptford, Kent, England

Arthur Leon

Knight

Son

Single

1

1880

Deptford, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Lane

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Holborn, Middlesex, England

Lavinia

Knight

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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