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Household of Martha Knowles (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

Martha Knowles and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Knowles, born in 1827 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Mary H (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Martha's Lodger, Alfred (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Martha's Lodger, David (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Martha's Lodger, William (born 1850 in Warrington, Lancashire, England).


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Martha Knowles's household

Female

Martha

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary H

Knowles

Daughter
Male

William H

Knowles

Son
Female

Martha

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Scott

Lodger
Male

David

Woolley

Lodger
Male

William

Skellen

Lodger
First name(s) Martha
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Knowles

Head

Widow

54

1827

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Knowles

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William H

Knowles

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Knowles

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Scott

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

David

Woolley

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Skellen

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Warrington, Lancashire, England

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