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Household of Martha Knowles (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Knowles, born in 1819 in Birdwell, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; John, born 1846 in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Martha's Servant, John Ward, born in 1838 in Unstone, Derbyshire, England.


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Martha Knowles's household

Female

Martha

Knowles

Head
Male

John

Knowles

Son
Male

John

Ward

Servant
First name(s) Martha
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Birdwell, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Knowles

Head

Widow

62

1819

Birdwell, Yorkshire, England

John

Knowles

Son

Single

35

1846

Hoyland, Yorkshire, England

John

Ward

Servant

Single

43

1838

Unstone, Derbyshire, England

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