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Household of Joseph Knowles (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 Knowles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Knowles, born in 1841 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knowles, born in 1844 in Hindley, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John Wm (born 1863 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ann (born 1866 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1869 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1879 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Knowles's household

Male

Joseph

Knowles

Head
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Wife
Male

John Wm

Knowles

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Jane

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Alice

Knowles

Daughter
Male

John

Knowles

Son
Male

Joseph

Knowles

Son
Male

James

Knowles

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Knowles

Head

Married

40

1841

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Knowles

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hindley, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Knowles

Son

Single

18

1863

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Knowles

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ince, Lancashire, England

Jane

Knowles

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Alice

Knowles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hindley, Lancashire, England

John

Knowles

Son

Single

6

1875

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Knowles

Son

Single

4

1877

Hindley, Lancashire, England

James

Knowles

Son

Single

2

1879

Hindley, Lancashire, England

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