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Household of Samuel Knowles (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Knowles, born in 1838 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knowles, born in 1839 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Edmund (born 1865 in Woodley, Cheshire, England), Jane (born 1867 in Hope, Derbyshire, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Meltham, Yorkshire, England), Louisa (born 1871 in Woodley, Cheshire, England), Amalia (born 1873 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1879 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1860 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Fred, born 1880 in Tintwistle, Cheshire, England.


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Samuel Knowles's household

Male

Samuel

Knowles

Head
Female

Sarah

Knowles

Wife
Male

Edmund

Knowles

Son
Female

Jane

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Amalia

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Alice

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sumerfield

Daughter
Male

Fred

Sumerfield

Grand Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Knowles

Head

Married

43

1838

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Knowles

Wife

Married

42

1839

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Edmund

Knowles

Son

Single

16

1865

Woodley, Cheshire, England

Jane

Knowles

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hope, Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Knowles

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Knowles

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Woodley, Cheshire, England

Amalia

Knowles

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Alice

Knowles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Sumerfield

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

Fred

Sumerfield

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Tintwistle, Cheshire, England

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