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Household of Joseph Knowles (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Knowles, born in 1839 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Knowles, born in 1837 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1867 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Ethel M, born 1881 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Step Daughter, Eva Brook, born in 1861 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Knowles's household

Male

Joseph

Knowles

Head
Female

Eliza

Knowles

Wife
Male

William

Knowles

Son
Female

Eva

Brook

Step Daughter
Female

Ethel M

Brook

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Knowles

Head

Married

42

1839

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Knowles

Wife

Married

44

1837

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

William

Knowles

Son

Single

14

1867

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Eva

Brook

Step Daughter

Single

20

1861

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Ethel M

Brook

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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