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Household of Margaret Knowles (born 1816, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.
Margaret Knowles and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Knowles, born in 1816 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Thomas (born 1856 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1863 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1858 in Leigh, Lancashire, England). She had 2 grandchildren; Philip (born 1878 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Son In Law, John Greyson, born in 1856 in Leigh, Lancashire, England.
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Margaret Knowles's household
Margaret
Knowles
Head
Thomas
Knowles
Son
Joseph
Knowles
Son
Ellen
Greyson
Daughter
John
Greyson
Son In Law
Philip
Greyson
Grand Son
Thomas
Greyson
Grand Son
| First name(s) | Margaret |
| Last name | Knowles |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Leigh, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Margaret | Knowles | Head | Widow | 65 | 1816 | Leigh, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Knowles | Son | Single | 25 | 1856 | Leigh, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Knowles | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Leigh, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Greyson | Daughter | Married | 23 | 1858 | Leigh, Lancashire, England | |
John | Greyson | Son In Law | Married | 25 | 1856 | Leigh, Lancashire, England | |
Philip | Greyson | Grand Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Leigh, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Greyson | Grand Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Leigh, Lancashire, England |
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