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Household of Sam Knight (born 1855, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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.

Sam Knight and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sam Knight, born in 1855 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Sam was the head of the household, married to Amelia M Knight, born in 1855 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; William H (born 1873 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), Mary J (born 1874 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England), Harry S (born 1877 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sam's Lodger, Thomas (born 1853 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England) and Sam's Lodger, Alfred (born 1877 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England).


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Sam Knight's household

Male

Sam

Knight

Head
Female

Amelia M

Knight

Wife
Male

William H

Knight

Son
Female

Mary J

Knight

Daughter
Male

Harry S

Knight

Son
Female

Ellen

Knight

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Baker

Lodger
Male

Alfred

Baker

Lodger
First name(s) Sam
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sam

Knight

Head

Married

26

1855

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Amelia M

Knight

Wife

Married

26

1855

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

William H

Knight

Son

Single

8

1873

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Mary J

Knight

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Harry S

Knight

Son

Single

4

1877

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Ellen

Knight

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Thomas

Baker

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Alfred

Baker

Lodger

Single

4

1877

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

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