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Household of Sarah Knight (born 1820, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Petworth, Sussex, 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.

Sarah Knight and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Knight, born in 1820 in Elsted, Sussex, consisted of 5 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Alfred (born 1847 in Petworth, Sussex, England), Edward (born 1850 in Petworth, Sussex, England) and Charles (born 1858 in Petworth, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Servant, Flora Stear, born in 1860 in Pulborough, Sussex, England.


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Sarah Knight's household

Female

Sarah

Knight

Head
Male

Alfred

Knight

Son
Male

Edward

Knight

Son
Male

Charles

Knight

Son
Female

Flora

Stear

Servant
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Elsted, Sussex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Knight

Head

Widow

61

1820

Elsted, Sussex, England

Alfred

Knight

Son

Single

34

1847

Petworth, Sussex, England

Edward

Knight

Son

Single

31

1850

Petworth, Sussex, England

Charles

Knight

Son

Single

23

1858

Petworth, Sussex, England

Flora

Stear

Servant

Single

21

1860

Pulborough, Sussex, England

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