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Household of Robert Knight (born 1840, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

Robert Knight and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Knight, born in 1840 in Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; William A (born 1861 in Holloway, Middlesex, England), Hannah M (born 1869 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Alice (born 1876 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Minnie (born 1876 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Hannah (born 1841 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Robert's Boarder, Thomas (born 1852 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Robert's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Forest Gate, Essex, England).


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Robert Knight's household

Male

Robert

Knight

Head
Female

Hannah

Clayton

Servant
Male

William A

Knight

Son
Female

Hannah M

Knight

Daughter
Female

Alice

Knight

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Knight

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Stawland

Boarder
Male

William

Barker

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Knight

Head

Widower

41

1840

Norfolk, England

Hannah

Clayton

Servant

Single

40

1841

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William A

Knight

Son

Single

20

1861

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Hannah M

Knight

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Alice

Knight

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Minnie

Knight

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Thomas

Stawland

Boarder

Single

29

1852

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

William

Barker

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Forest Gate, Essex, England

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