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Household of Richard Knight (born 1843, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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.

Richard Knight and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Knight, born in 1843 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Knight, born in 1844 in Helperby, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Lodger, John (born 1843 in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England), Richard's Lodger, Robert (born 1801 in Northumberland, England), Richard's Lodger, Robert (born 1841 in Kendal, Westmorland, England), Richard's Lodger, James (born 1855 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Richard's Lodger, Ralph (born 1841 in Heysham, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Lodger, John (born 1841 in Kendal, Westmorland, England).


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Richard Knight's household

Male

Richard

Knight

Head
Female

Mary

Knight

Wife
Male

John

Davis

Lodger
Male

Robert

Davis

Lodger
Male

Robert

Davis

Lodger
Male

James

Williamson

Lodger
Male

Ralph

Hutchinson

Lodger
Male

John

Park

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Knight

Head

Married

38

1843

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Mary

Knight

Wife

Married

37

1844

Helperby, Yorkshire, England

John

Davis

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England

Robert

Davis

Lodger

Widower

80

1801

Northumberland, England

Robert

Davis

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Kendal, Westmorland, England

James

Williamson

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Hutchinson

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Heysham, Lancashire, England

John

Park

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Kendal, Westmorland, England

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