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Household of Piers Knowles (born 1837, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, 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.
Piers Knowles and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Piers Knowles, born in 1837 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Piers was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knowles, born in 1836 in Nelson, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary M (born 1862 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Esther A (born 1866 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1871 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), William E (born 1873 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) and Frances A (born 1875 in Accrington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Piers's Father In Law, Robert (born 1815 in Nelson, Lancashire, England) and Piers's Visitor, Milton (born 1875 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).
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Piers Knowles's household
Piers
Knowles
Head
Elizabeth
Knowles
Wife
Mary M
Knowles
Daughter
Esther A
Knowles
Daughter
Elizabeth E
Knowles
Daughter
William E
Knowles
Son
Frances A
Knowles
Daughter
Robert
Elliott
Father In Law
Milton
Shaw
Visitor
| First name(s) | Piers |
| Last name | Knowles |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Piers | Knowles | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Knowles | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Nelson, Lancashire, England | |
Mary M | Knowles | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Esther A | Knowles | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Accrington, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth E | Knowles | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Accrington, Lancashire, England | |
William E | Knowles | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Accrington, Lancashire, England | |
Frances A | Knowles | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Accrington, Lancashire, England | |
Robert | Elliott | Father In Law | Married | 66 | 1815 | Nelson, Lancashire, England | |
Milton | Shaw | Visitor | Single | 6 | 1875 | Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England |
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