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Household of Martha Knowles (born 1831)

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.

Martha Knowles and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Knowles, born in 1831 in , consisted of 10 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; James Wm (born 1857 in -) and Jane (born 1860 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Martha's Grand Father, George (born 1806 in -), Martha's Sister Mother, Betty (born 1836 in -), Martha's Niece, Martha (born 1863 in -), Martha's Brother, Richard (born 1835 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Martha's Sister In Law, Jane (born 1833 in -), Martha's Nephew, William (born 1869 in -) and Martha's Nephew, George S (born 1870 in -).


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Martha Knowles's household

Female

Martha

Knowles

Head
Male

James Wm

Knowles

Son
Female

Jane

Knowles

Daughter
Male

George

Lomax

Grand Father
Female

Betty

Grimshaw

Sister Mother
Female

Martha

Grimshaw

Niece
Male

Richard

Hoyle

Brother
Female

Jane

Hoyle

Sister In Law
Male

William

Hoyle

Nephew
Male

George S

Hoyle

Nephew
First name(s) Martha
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place -

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Knowles

Head

Widow

50

1831

-

James Wm

Knowles

Son

Single

24

1857

-

Jane

Knowles

Daughter

Single

21

1860

-

George

Lomax

Grand Father

Widower

75

1806

-

Betty

Grimshaw

Sister Mother

Married

45

1836

-

Martha

Grimshaw

Niece

Single

18

1863

-

Richard

Hoyle

Brother

Married

46

1835

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Hoyle

Sister In Law

Married

48

1833

-

William

Hoyle

Nephew

Single

12

1869

-

George S

Hoyle

Nephew

Single

11

1870

-

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