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Household of Peter Knowles (born 1832, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.
Peter Knowles and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Knowles, born in 1832 in Haydock, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knowles, born in 1832 in Burtonwood, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1858 in Haydock, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1860 in Haydock, Lancashire, England), James (born 1866 in Haydock, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1869 in Haydock, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Mother In Law, Margaret Foster, born in 1806 in Burtonwood, Lancashire, England.
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Peter Knowles's household
Peter
Knowles
Head
Margaret
Knowles
Wife
Sarah
Knowles
Daughter
Margaret
Knowles
Daughter
James
Knowles
Son
Peter
Knowles
Son
Margaret
Foster
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Knowles |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Haydock, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Knowles | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Haydock, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Knowles | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Burtonwood, Lancashire, England | |
Sarah | Knowles | Daughter | Single | 23 | 1858 | Haydock, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Knowles | Daughter | Single | 21 | 1860 | Haydock, Lancashire, England | |
James | Knowles | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Haydock, Lancashire, England | |
Peter | Knowles | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Haydock, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Foster | Mother In Law | Widow | 75 | 1806 | Burtonwood, Lancashire, England |
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