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Household of Robert Knight (born 1847, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Knight, born in 1847 in Hampshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary A Knight, born in 1845 in Brixton, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; William H (born 1872 in Balham, Surrey, England), Alfred J (born 1874 in Balham, Surrey, England) and Frank (born 1878 in Balham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Brother In Law, Frederick (born 1861 in Clapham, Surrey, England), Robert's Lodger, Rebecca (born 1814 in Norfolk, England), Robert's Lodger, James (born 1858 in Dover, Kent, England) and Robert's Lodger, Alfred G (born 1854 in Reading, Berkshire, England).


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Robert Knight's household

Male

Robert

Knight

Head
Female

Mary A

Knight

Wife
Male

William H

Knight

Son
Male

Alfred J

Knight

Son
Male

Frank

Knight

Son
Male

Frederick

Darby

Brother In Law
Female

Rebecca

Read

Lodger
Male

James

Ralph

Lodger
Male

Alfred G

Clark

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Hampshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Knight

Head

Married

34

1847

Hampshire, England

Mary A

Knight

Wife

Married

36

1845

Brixton, Surrey, England

William H

Knight

Son

Single

9

1872

Balham, Surrey, England

Alfred J

Knight

Son

Single

7

1874

Balham, Surrey, England

Frank

Knight

Son

Single

3

1878

Balham, Surrey, England

Frederick

Darby

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Clapham, Surrey, England

Rebecca

Read

Lodger

Widow

67

1814

Norfolk, England

James

Ralph

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Dover, Kent, England

Alfred G

Clark

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Reading, Berkshire, England

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