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Household of Peter Knowles (born 1833, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Meldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Knowles, born in 1833 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Knowles, born in 1829 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1869 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elsie (born 1872 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Visitor, William Davidson, born in 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Peter Knowles's household

Male

Peter

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary

Knowles

Wife
Male

Peter

Knowles

Son
Female

Elsie

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Daughter
Male

William

Davidson

Visitor
Female

Isabella

Davidson

Wife
Male

William

Davidson

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Knowles

Head

Married

48

1833

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Knowles

Wife

Married

52

1829

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Knowles

Son

-

12

1869

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

Knowles

Daughter

-

9

1872

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Knowles

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Visitor

Married

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Davidson

Wife

Married

23

1858

Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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