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Household of Thomas Knight (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, Cheshire, 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 1839 in Runcorn, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Knight, born in 1842 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England. They had 8 children; David (born 1863 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), William (born 1865 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England), Hannah (born 1869 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Laura (born 1871 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Eliza (born 1873 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Frank (born 1880 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger Head, Mary Chrimes, born in 1806 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England.


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Thomas Knight's household

Male

Thomas

Knight

Head
Female

Eliza

Knight

Wife
Male

David

Knight

Son
Male

William

Knight

Son
Male

Thomas

Knight

Son
Female

Hannah

Knight

Daughter
Female

Laura

Knight

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Knight

Daughter
Female

Alice

Knight

Daughter
Male

Frank

Knight

Son
Female

Mary

Chrimes

Lodger Head
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knight

Head

Married

42

1839

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Knight

Wife

Married

39

1842

Frodsham, Cheshire, England

David

Knight

Son

Single

18

1863

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

William

Knight

Son

Single

16

1865

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Knight

Son

Single

14

1867

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Knight

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Laura

Knight

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza

Knight

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Alice

Knight

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Frank

Knight

Son

Single

1

1880

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Mary

Chrimes

Lodger Head

Widow

75

1806

Frodsham, Cheshire, England

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