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Household of Robert Knight (born 1831, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Knight, born in 1831 in Medstead, Hampshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knight, born in 1834 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Niece, Sarah (born 1859 in Colchester, Essex, England), Robert's Niece, Susannah (born 1853 in Braintree, Essex, England), Robert's Niece, Edith (born 1881 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Robert's Father In Law, William (born 1804 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England).


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Robert Knight's household

Male

Robert

Knight

Head
Female

Sarah

Knight

Wife
Female

Sarah

Duncombe

Niece
Female

Susannah

Duncombe

Niece
Female

Edith

Duncombe

Niece
Male

William

Hartley

Father In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Medstead, Hampshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Knight

Head

Married

50

1831

Medstead, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Knight

Wife

Married

47

1834

Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Sarah

Duncombe

Niece

Single

22

1859

Colchester, Essex, England

Susannah

Duncombe

Niece

Single

28

1853

Braintree, Essex, England

Edith

Duncombe

Niece

Single

0

1881

West Ham, Essex, England

William

Hartley

Father In Law

Widower

77

1804

Sudbury, Suffolk, England

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