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Household of Samuel Knowles (born 1857, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Knowles, born in 1857 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Fanny Knowles, born in 1859 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John T (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Fanny (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Sara (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Henry Valentine, born in 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Knowles's household

Male

Samuel

Knowles

Head
Female

Fanny

Knowles

Wife
Male

John T

Knowles

Son
Female

Fanny

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Sara

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Henry

Valentine

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Knowles

Head

Married

24

1857

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Fanny

Knowles

Wife

Married

22

1859

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

John T

Knowles

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Knowles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sara

Knowles

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry

Valentine

Servant

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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