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Household of Robert Knight (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

Robert Knight and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Knight, born in 1840 in Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Knight, born in 1841 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Samuel (born 1863 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1865 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1870 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Violet (born 1871 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Eda (born 1876 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1878 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Knight's household

Male

Robert

Knight

Head
Female

Mary

Knight

Wife
Male

Samuel

Knight

Son
Female

Clara

Knight

Daughter
Female

Ann

Knight

Daughter
Female

Violet

Knight

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Knight

Son
Female

Eda

Knight

Daughter
Male

Harry

Knight

Son
Female

Alice

Knight

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Knight

Head

Married

41

1840

Lancashire, England

Mary

Knight

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Knight

Son

Single

18

1863

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Clara

Knight

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Ann

Knight

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Violet

Knight

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Knight

Son

Single

7

1874

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Eda

Knight

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Harry

Knight

Son

Single

3

1878

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Alice

Knight

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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