Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Knight (born 1816, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Knight and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knight, born in 1816 in Ashurst, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knight, born in 1819 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Emily (born 1845 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Mary J (born 1851 in Woolwich, Kent, England), William H (born 1853 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Walter S (born 1857 in Ireland) and Ganah (born 1860 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Monte, born in 1865 in Woolwich, Kent, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Knight's household

Male

Thomas

Knight

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife
Female

Emily

Knight

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Knight

Daughter
Male

William H

Knight

Son
Male

Walter S

Knight

Son
Female

Ganah

Knight

Daughter
Female

Mary

Monte

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Ashurst, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knight

Head

Married

65

1816

Ashurst, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife

Married

62

1819

Woolwich, Kent, England

Emily

Knight

Daughter

Single

36

1845

Woolwich, Kent, England

Mary J

Knight

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Woolwich, Kent, England

William H

Knight

Son

Single

28

1853

Woolwich, Kent, England

Walter S

Knight

Son

Single

24

1857

Ireland

Ganah

Knight

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Ireland

Mary

Monte

Servant

Single

16

1865

Woolwich, Kent, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Knight in Lewisham in 1881, and follow the Knight family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Knight

We’ve found Thomas Knight in 317 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Knight's household and view the Knight family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census