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Household of Sampson Knight (born 1853, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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.

Sampson Knight and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sampson Knight, born in 1853 in Chesterton, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Sampson was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knight, born in 1854 in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; George Thos (born 1872 in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England), Dinah Jane (born 1877 in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England) and Absalom (born 1878 in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sampson's Dauhter, Dorcas Knight, born in 1880 in Chesterton, Staffordshire, England.


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Sampson Knight's household

Male

Sampson

Knight

Head
Female

Margaret

Knight

Wife
Male

George Thos

Knight

Son
Female

Dinah Jane

Knight

Daughter
Male

Absalom

Knight

Son
Female

Dorcas

Knight

Dauhter
First name(s) Sampson
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sampson

Knight

Head

Married

28

1853

Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Knight

Wife

Married

27

1854

Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

George Thos

Knight

Son

Single

9

1872

Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

Dinah Jane

Knight

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

Absalom

Knight

Son

Single

3

1878

Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

Dorcas

Knight

Dauhter

Single

1

1880

Chesterton, Staffordshire, England

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