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Household of Josiah Knowles (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

Josiah Knowles and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Knowles, born in 1838 in Haughton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knowles, born in 1840 in Hyde, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Luretta (born 1861 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), Lucy Ann (born 1864 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), Betsy (born 1868 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Edwin (born 1874 in Hyde, Cheshire, England) and Annie (born 1877 in Newton, Cheshire, England).


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Josiah Knowles's household

Male

Josiah

Knowles

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife
Female

Luretta

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Lucy Ann

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Knowles

Son
Female

Annie

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Haughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Knowles

Head

Married

43

1838

Haughton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife

Married

41

1840

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Luretta

Knowles

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Lucy Ann

Knowles

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Betsy

Knowles

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Mary Jane

Knowles

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Knowles

Son

Single

7

1874

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Annie

Knowles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newton, Cheshire, England

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