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Household of Richard Knowles (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ripon, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Knowles, born in 1842 in South Stainley, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Maria Knowles, born in 1842 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England) and Clara (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Richard's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Ripley, Yorkshire, England), Richard's Servant, Thomas (born 1863 in Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England), Richard's Servant, Joseph (born 1848 in Winksley, Yorkshire, England), Richard's Servant, William (born 1856 in Sinderby, Yorkshire, England) and Richard's Servant, George (born 1865 in Aldfield, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Knowles's household

Male

Richard

Knowles

Head
Female

Maria

Knowles

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Clara

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Grainger

Servant
Male

Thomas

Sheppard

Servant
Male

Thomas

Barker

Servant
Male

Joseph

Richmond

Servant
Male

William

Peacock

Servant
Male

George

Carling

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place South Stainley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Knowles

Head

Married

39

1842

South Stainley, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Knowles

Wife

Married

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Knowles

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Clara

Knowles

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Grainger

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Sheppard

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ripley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Barker

Servant

Single

18

1863

Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Richmond

Servant

Single

33

1848

Winksley, Yorkshire, England

William

Peacock

Servant

Single

25

1856

Sinderby, Yorkshire, England

George

Carling

Servant

Single

16

1865

Aldfield, Yorkshire, England

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