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Household of Margaret Knowles (born 1812, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Knowles, born in 1812 in Coppull, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Margaret Alice, born 1856 in Chorley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Servant, Mary Alice Bennett, born in 1862 in Upholland, Lancashire, England.


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Margaret Knowles's household

Female

Margaret

Knowles

Head
Female

Margaret Alice

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Bennett

Servant
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Coppull, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Knowles

Head

Widow

69

1812

Coppull, Lancashire, England

Margaret Alice

Knowles

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Bennett

Servant

Single

19

1862

Upholland, Lancashire, England

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