Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Samuel Knighton (born 1839, Northamptonshire)

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Knighton and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Knighton, born in 1839 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah M Knighton, born in 1845 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. They had 3 children; Hetta (born 1872 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England), Gertrude (born 1873 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England) and Erns K (born 1878 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Boarder, Patsy Mechan, born in 1841 in Ireland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Samuel Knighton's household

Male

Samuel

Knighton

Head
Female

Sarah M

Knighton

Wife
Female

Hetta

Knighton

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Knighton

Daughter
Male

Erns K

Knighton

Son
Male

Patsy

Mechan

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Knighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Knighton

Head

Married

42

1839

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Sarah M

Knighton

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Hetta

Knighton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Gertrude

Knighton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Erns K

Knighton

Son

Single

3

1878

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Patsy

Mechan

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Samuel Knighton in Wakefield in 1881, and follow the Knighton family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Samuel Knighton

We’ve found Samuel Knighton in 237 family trees. Find out more about Samuel Knighton's household and view the Knighton family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census