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Household of Robert Taylor Knowles (born 1845, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 Taylor Knowles and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Taylor Knowles, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Robert Taylor was the head of the household, married to Agnes Knowles, born in 1845 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1868 in Berwickshire, Scotland), Alexander Taylor (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert C (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Leonard S (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert Taylor's Father, James Knowles, born in 1808 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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Robert Taylor Knowles's household

Male

Robert Taylor

Knowles

Head
Female

Agnes

Knowles

Wife
Male

James

Knowles

Son
Male

Alexander Taylor

Knowles

Son
Female

Agnes

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Robert C

Knowles

Son
Male

James

Knowles

Father
Male

Leonard S

Knowles

Son
First name(s) Robert Taylor
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Taylor

Knowles

Head

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Knowles

Wife

Married

36

1845

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Knowles

Son

-

13

1868

Berwickshire, Scotland

Alexander Taylor

Knowles

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Knowles

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert C

Knowles

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Knowles

Father

Widower

73

1808

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Leonard S

Knowles

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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