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Household of Joseph Knowls (born 1855, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saddleworth, 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 Knowls and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Knowls, born in 1855 in Bollington, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, They had 1 child; Ethel, born 1880 in Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Brother, Abraham (born 1862 in Bollington, Cheshire, England) and Joseph's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1814 in Scotland).


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Joseph Knowls's household

Male

Joseph

Knowls

Head
Female

Margaret

Knowls

Wife
Female

Ethel

Knowls

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Knowls

Brother
Female

Margaret

Dyer

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Knowls
Relationship Head
Marital status -
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Bollington, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Knowls

Head

-

26

1855

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Knowls

Wife

Married

27

1854

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Knowls

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

Abraham

Knowls

Brother

Single

19

1862

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Dyer

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Scotland

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