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Household of Thomas Knight (born 1820, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Worcestershire, 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 Knight and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knight, born in 1820 in Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary J Knight, born in 1834 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England. They had 5 children; Phoebe (born 1860 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), William (born 1862 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), John (born 1864 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), Ruth Elizh (born 1868 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England) and Mary J (born 1871 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father In Law, Joseph (born 1810 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), Thomas's Visitor, Mary (born 1873 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), Thomas's Visitor, Ann Sela (born 1875 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England) and Thomas's Sons Wifes Son Ille, Harry (born 1878 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England).


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Thomas Knight's household

Male

Thomas

Knight

Head
Female

Mary J

Knight

Wife
Female

Phoebe

Knight

Daughter
Male

William

Knight

Son
Male

John

Knight

Son
Female

Ruth Elizh

Knight

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Knight

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Kirkham

Father In Law
Female

Mary

James

Visitor
Female

Ann Sela

Careless

Visitor
Male

Harry

Woodhouse

Sons Wifes Son Ille
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knight

Head

Married

61

1820

Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England

Mary J

Knight

Wife

Married

47

1834

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Phoebe

Knight

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

William

Knight

Son

Single

19

1862

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

John

Knight

Son

Single

17

1864

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Ruth Elizh

Knight

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Mary J

Knight

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Joseph

Kirkham

Father In Law

Widower

71

1810

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Mary

James

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Ann Sela

Careless

Visitor

Single

6

1875

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Harry

Woodhouse

Sons Wifes Son Ille

Single

3

1878

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

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