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Household of Robert Knowles (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Knowles, born in 1831 in Edgeworth, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Knowles, born in 1837 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Olive (born 1865 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Andrew (born 1868 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Edwin (born 1872 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Clarissa (born 1874 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Jessy (born 1877 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England) and David (born 1880 in Swinton, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Knowles's household

Male

Robert

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary

Knowles

Wife
Female

Olive

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Knowles

Son
Male

Edwin

Knowles

Son
Female

Clarissa

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Jessy

Knowles

Son
Male

David

Knowles

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Edgeworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Knowles

Head

Married

50

1831

Edgeworth, Lancashire, England

Mary

Knowles

Wife

Married

44

1837

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Olive

Knowles

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Andrew

Knowles

Son

Single

13

1868

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Knowles

Son

Single

9

1872

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Clarissa

Knowles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Jessy

Knowles

Son

Single

4

1877

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

David

Knowles

Son

Single

1

1880

Swinton, Lancashire, England

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