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Household of Peter Knighton (born 1835, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

Peter Knighton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Knighton, born in 1835 in Repton, Derbyshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knighton, born in 1832 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1864 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William (born 1868 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Percy (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Ellen Street, born in 1864 in Shropshire, England.


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Peter Knighton's household

Male

Peter

Knighton

Head
Female

Sarah

Knighton

Wife
Male

Arthur

Knighton

Son
Male

William

Knighton

Son
Male

Percy

Knighton

Son
Female

Ellen

Street

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Knighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Repton, Derbyshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Knighton

Head

Married

46

1835

Repton, Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Knighton

Wife

Married

49

1832

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Arthur

Knighton

Son

Single

17

1864

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Knighton

Son

Single

13

1868

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Percy

Knighton

Son

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ellen

Street

Servant

Single

17

1864

Shropshire, England

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