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Household of Meshack Knapton (born 1835, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lambeth, London,Surrey, 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.

Meshack Knapton and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Meshack Knapton, born in 1835 in Somerset, consisted of 11 members. Meshack was the head of the household, married to Mary M Knapton, born in 1835 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England. They had 8 children; Louisa E (born 1864 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Mary M (born 1866 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Samuel M (born 1867 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Charles (born 1870 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Ada (born 1873 in Brixton, Surrey, England), Henry Jno (born 1875 in Brixton, Surrey, England) and Maude (born 1877 in Brixton, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Meshack's Lodger, Sophia Church, born in 1812 in Tonbridge, Kent, England.


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Meshack Knapton's household

Male

Meshack

Knapton

Head
Female

Mary M

Knapton

Wife
Female

Louisa E

Knapton

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Knapton

Daughter
Male

Samuel M

Knapton

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Knapton

Daughter
Male

Charles

Knapton

Son
Female

Ada

Knapton

Daughter
Male

Henry Jno

Knapton

Son
Female

Maude

Knapton

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Church

Lodger
First name(s) Meshack
Last name Knapton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Meshack

Knapton

Head

Married

46

1835

Somerset, England

Mary M

Knapton

Wife

Married

46

1835

Christchurch, Hampshire, England

Louisa E

Knapton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Brixton, Surrey, England

Mary M

Knapton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Brixton, Surrey, England

Samuel M

Knapton

Son

Single

14

1867

Brixton, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Knapton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brixton, Surrey, England

Charles

Knapton

Son

Single

11

1870

Brixton, Surrey, England

Ada

Knapton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brixton, Surrey, England

Henry Jno

Knapton

Son

Single

6

1875

Brixton, Surrey, England

Maude

Knapton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Brixton, Surrey, England

Sophia

Church

Lodger

Widow

69

1812

Tonbridge, Kent, England

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