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Household of Joseph Knowling (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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 Knowling and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Knowling, born in 1839 in Whitchurch, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Martha Knowling, born in 1848 in Germansweek, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1866 in Whitchurch, Devon, England), Rollin (born 1873 in Whitchurch, Devon, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Whitchurch, Devon, England), George (born 1881 in Somerset, England) and Rose (born 1881 in Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Daughter Son, Maud Joseph Knowling, born in 1876 in Whitchurch, Devon, England.


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Joseph Knowling's household

Male

Joseph

Knowling

Head
Female

Martha

Knowling

Wife
Female

Mary

Knowling

Daughter
Female

Rollin

Knowling

Daughter
Female

Maud Joseph

Knowling

Daughter Son
Male

Joseph

Knowling

Son
Male

George

Knowling

Son
Female

Rose

Knowling

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Knowling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Whitchurch, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Knowling

Head

Married

42

1839

Whitchurch, Devon, England

Martha

Knowling

Wife

Married

33

1848

Germansweek, Devon, England

Mary

Knowling

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Whitchurch, Devon, England

Rollin

Knowling

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Whitchurch, Devon, England

Maud Joseph

Knowling

Daughter Son

Single

5

1876

Whitchurch, Devon, England

Joseph

Knowling

Son

Single

3

1878

Whitchurch, Devon, England

George

Knowling

Son

Single

0

1881

Somerset, England

Rose

Knowling

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Somerset, England

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