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Household of Richard Knowles (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Knowles and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Knowles, born in 1844 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knowles, born in 1845 in Kenyon, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Martha Ann (born 1867 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Knowles's household

Male

Richard

Knowles

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife
Female

Martha Ann

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Knowles

Son
Male

Joseph

Knowles

Son
Male

William

Knowles

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Knowles

Head

Married

37

1844

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife

Married

36

1845

Kenyon, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Knowles

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Knowles

Son

Single

12

1869

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Knowles

Son

Single

7

1874

Atherton, Lancashire, England

William

Knowles

Son

Single

4

1877

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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