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Household of Samuel Knight (born 1841, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Samuel Knight and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Knight, born in 1841 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knight, born in 1845 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Harry (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Norah (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Ellen (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Samuel Knight's household

Male

Samuel

Knight

Head
Female

Sarah

Knight

Wife
Male

Harry

Knight

Son
Female

Norah

Knight

Daughter
Male

George

Knight

Son
Male

Thomas

Knight

Son
Male

William

Knight

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Knight

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Knight

Head

Married

40

1841

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah

Knight

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Harry

Knight

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Norah

Knight

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Knight

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Knight

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Knight

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Knight

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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