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Household of Robert Knowles (born 1848, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Knowles and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Knowles, born in 1848 in Staveley, Westmorland, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knowles, born in 1850 in Westmorland, England. They had 2 children; Joseph Wm (born 1875 in Bootle, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1880 in Bootle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Harry (born 1847 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England) and Robert's Boarder, Hugh (born 1857 in Denbighshire, Wales).


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Robert Knowles's household

Male

Robert

Knowles

Head
Female

Sarah

Knowles

Wife
Male

Joseph Wm

Knowles

Son
Male

Edward

Knowles

Son
Male

Harry

Gannan

Boarder
Male

Hugh

Roberts

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Staveley, Westmorland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Knowles

Head

Married

33

1848

Staveley, Westmorland, England

Sarah

Knowles

Wife

Married

31

1850

Westmorland, England

Joseph Wm

Knowles

Son

Single

6

1875

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Edward

Knowles

Son

Single

1

1880

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Harry

Gannan

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Hugh

Roberts

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Denbighshire, Wales

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