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Household of Robert Knight (born 1857, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

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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 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jessie Knight, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh L (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1880 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Mary Millar, born in 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Robert Knight's household

Male

Robert

Knight

Head
Female

Jessie

Knight

Wife
Male

William

Knight

Son
Male

Hugh L

Knight

Son
Female

Jemima

Knight

Daughter
Female

Mary

Millar

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Knight

Head

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Knight

Wife

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Knight

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh L

Knight

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

Knight

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Millar

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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