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Household of Samuel Knowles (born 1815, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 Knowles and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Knowles, born in 1815 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Alice H Knowles, born in 1816 in Bury, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Servant, Harriett (born 1856 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Samuel's Servant, Mary A (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, Charles (born 1856 in Bedlington, Northumberland, England).


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Samuel Knowles's household

Male

Samuel

Knowles

Head
Female

Alice H

Knowles

Wife
Female

Harriett

Broadribb

Servant
Female

Mary A

Gorfe

Servant
Male

Charles

Mc Laren

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Knowles

Head

Married

66

1815

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Alice H

Knowles

Wife

Married

65

1816

Bury, Lancashire, England

Harriett

Broadribb

Servant

Single

25

1856

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Gorfe

Servant

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Charles

Mc Laren

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Bedlington, Northumberland, England

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