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Household of Joseph Knight (born 1857, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bodmin, Cornwall, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Knight, born in 1857 in St Mabyn, Cornwall, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Bessie Knight, born in 1856 in St Tudy, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, William May, born in 1801 in St Tudy, Cornwall, England.


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Joseph Knight's household

Male

Joseph

Knight

Head
Female

Bessie

Knight

Wife
Male

William

May

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place St Mabyn, Cornwall, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Knight

Head

Married

24

1857

St Mabyn, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Knight

Wife

Married

25

1856

St Tudy, Cornwall, England

William

May

Lodger

Widower

80

1801

St Tudy, Cornwall, England

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