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Household of Joseph Knight (born 1855, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wareham, Dorset, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Knight, born in 1855 in Blandford, Dorset, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Priscilla Knight, born in 1859 in Dewlish, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; Edgar (born 1877 in Blandford, Dorset, England) and Harry (born 1879 in Bere Regis, Dorset, England).


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Joseph Knight's household

Male

Joseph

Knight

Head
Female

Priscilla

Knight

Wife
Male

Edgar

Knight

Son
Male

Harry

Knight

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Blandford, Dorset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Knight

Head

Married

26

1855

Blandford, Dorset, England

Priscilla

Knight

Wife

Married

22

1859

Dewlish, Dorset, England

Edgar

Knight

Son

Single

4

1877

Blandford, Dorset, England

Harry

Knight

Son

Single

2

1879

Bere Regis, Dorset, England

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