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Household of Joseph W Knight (born 1850, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 W Knight and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph W Knight, born in 1850 in Coventry, Warwickshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph W was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knight, born in 1849 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Lizzie E (born 1874 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Herbert H (born 1879 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Ethel M (born 1881 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph W's Servant, Catherine K Challiner, born in 1866 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England.


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Joseph W Knight's household

Male

Joseph W

Knight

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife
Female

Lizzie E

Knight

Daughter
Male

Herbert H

Knight

Son
Female

Ethel M

Knight

Daughter
Female

Catherine K

Challiner

Servant
First name(s) Joseph W
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph W

Knight

Head

Married

31

1850

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Lizzie E

Knight

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Herbert H

Knight

Son

Single

2

1879

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Ethel M

Knight

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Catherine K

Challiner

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

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