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Household of Joseph Knowles (born 1841, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Knowles, born in 1841 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister, Isabella (born 1844 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Joseph's Servant, Isabella (born 1860 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Joseph's Servant, David (born 1852 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Joseph's Servant, William (born 1863 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Servant, William (born 1865 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Knowles's household

Male

Joseph

Knowles

Head
Female

Isabella

Knowles

Sister
Female

Isabella

Reid

Servant
Male

David

Thomson

Servant
Male

William

Patterson

Servant
Male

William

Bruce

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Knowles

Head

Unmarried

40

1841

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella

Knowles

Sister

Unmarried

37

1844

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Patterson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Bruce

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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