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Household of Joseph Knight (born 1851, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 1851 in Essington, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Knight, born in 1857 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; Frederick (born 1875 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Sidney (born 1876 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Edith (born 1877 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Bertie (born 1879 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Brother In Law, Thomas (born 1861 in Essington, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Louisa (born 1861 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England).


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Joseph Knight's household

Male

Joseph

Knight

Head
Female

Jane

Knight

Wife
Male

Frederick

Knight

Son
Male

Sidney

Knight

Son
Female

Edith

Knight

Daughter
Male

Bertie

Knight

Son
Male

Thomas

Hughes

Brother In Law
Female

Louisa

Haynes

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Essington, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Knight

Head

Married

30

1851

Essington, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Knight

Wife

Married

24

1857

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Frederick

Knight

Son

Single

6

1875

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sidney

Knight

Son

Single

5

1876

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Edith

Knight

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Bertie

Knight

Son

Single

2

1879

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Hughes

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Essington, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Haynes

Servant

Single

20

1861

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

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