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Household of Robert Knowles (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Knowles, born in 1840 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Alice Knowles, born in 1834 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Dter, Mary (born 1860 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Robert's Dter, Amelia (born 1862 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Robert's Father In Law, John (born 1803 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Niece, Maggie (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Knowles's household

Male

Robert

Knowles

Head
Female

Alice

Knowles

Wife
Female

Mary

Knowles

Dter
Female

Amelia

Knowles

Dter
Male

Thomas

Knowles

Son
Male

John

Peers

Father In Law
Female

Maggie

Mc Clusky

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Knowles

Head

Married

41

1840

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Knowles

Wife

Married

47

1834

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Knowles

Dter

Single

21

1860

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Knowles

Dter

Single

19

1862

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Knowles

Son

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Peers

Father In Law

Widower

78

1803

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Mc Clusky

Niece

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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