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Household of Lawrence Knowles (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

Lawrence Knowles and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lawrence Knowles, born in 1839 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Lawrence was the head of the household, married to Mary Knowles, born in 1837 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Robert H (born 1864 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1875 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Maria (born 1878 in Over Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Lawrence's Servant, Annie Claye, born in 1866 in Wales.


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Lawrence Knowles's household

Male

Lawrence

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary

Knowles

Wife
Male

Robert H

Knowles

Son
Female

Mary J

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Maria

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Annie

Claye

Servant
First name(s) Lawrence
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lawrence

Knowles

Head

Married

42

1839

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary

Knowles

Wife

Married

44

1837

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Robert H

Knowles

Son

Single

17

1864

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Knowles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Maria

Knowles

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Over Darwen, Lancashire, England

Annie

Claye

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wales

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