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Household of Samuel Knowles (born 1847, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Knowles, born in 1847 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Alice Knowles, born in 1846 in Denton, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Fred (born 1873 in Haughton, Lancashire, England), Adah (born 1875 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Normand (born 1879 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Haughton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Father, Joseph (born 1807 in Cheshire, England), Samuel's Servant, Leigh (born 1859 in Cheshire, England) and Samuel's Servant, Mary (born 1851 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).


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Samuel Knowles's household

Male

Samuel

Knowles

Head
Female

Alice

Knowles

Wife
Male

Joseph

Knowles

Father
Male

Fred

Knowles

Son
Female

Adah

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Normand

Knowles

Son
Male

Frank

Knowles

Son
Male

Leigh

Fowden

Servant
Female

Mary

Davis

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Knowles

Head

Married

34

1847

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Alice

Knowles

Wife

Married

35

1846

Denton, Durham, England

Joseph

Knowles

Father

Widower

74

1807

Cheshire, England

Fred

Knowles

Son

Single

8

1873

Haughton, Lancashire, England

Adah

Knowles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Normand

Knowles

Son

Single

2

1879

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Frank

Knowles

Son

Single

0

1881

Haughton, Lancashire, England

Leigh

Fowden

Servant

Single

22

1859

Cheshire, England

Mary

Davis

Servant

Single

30

1851

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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