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Household of Thomas Knapp (born 1830, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, 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.

Thomas Knapp and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knapp, born in 1830 in Shermanbury, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; James (born 1859 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England), William (born 1861 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England) and Ellen (born 1872 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's House Keeper, Mary (born 1831 in Bolney, Sussex, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Sarah (born 1864 in Steyning, Sussex, England).


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Thomas Knapp's household

Male

Thomas

Knapp

Head
Male

James

Knapp

Son
Male

William

Knapp

Son
Female

Ellen

Knapp

Daughter
Female

Mary

Scutt

House Keeper
Female

Sarah

Woolgar

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knapp
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knapp

Head

Widower

51

1830

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

James

Knapp

Son

Single

22

1859

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

William

Knapp

Son

Single

20

1861

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Ellen

Knapp

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Mary

Scutt

House Keeper

Widow

50

1831

Bolney, Sussex, England

Sarah

Woolgar

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Steyning, Sussex, England

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