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Household of Margaret Knowles (born 1818, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Knowles, born in 1818 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 5 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Margaret (born 1847 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1860 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Susan (born 1856 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Grandson, David McDonald, born in 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Margaret Knowles's household

Female

Margaret

Knowles

Head
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Daughter
Male

William

Knowles

Son
Female

Susan

McDonald

Daughter
Male

David

McDonald

Grandson
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Knowles

Head

Widow

63

1818

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Knowles

Daughter

Unmarried

34

1847

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Knowles

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Susan

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

McDonald

Grandson

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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