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Household of Joseph Knight (born 1844, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 1844 in Kessingland, Suffolk, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; William H, born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Catherine Tate, born in 1852 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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Joseph Knight's household

Male

Joseph

Knight

Head
Male

William H

Knight

Son
Female

Catherine

Tate

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kessingland, Suffolk, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Knight

Head

Widower

37

1844

Kessingland, Suffolk, England

William H

Knight

Son

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Catherine

Tate

Servant

Single

29

1852

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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