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Household of Thomas Knight (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knight, born in 1833 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knight, born in 1837 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Peter (born 1862 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1864 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1872 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Sarah J (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Sarah Norris, born in 1862 in Bury, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Knight's household

Male

Thomas

Knight

Head
Female

Sarah

Knight

Wife
Male

Peter

Knight

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Knight

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Knight

Son
Female

Mary A

Knight

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Knight

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Norris

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knight

Head

Married

48

1833

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Knight

Wife

Married

44

1837

Bury, Lancashire, England

Peter

Knight

Son

Single

19

1862

Bury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Knight

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bury, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Knight

Son

Single

14

1867

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Knight

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Knight

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Norris

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Bury, Lancashire, England

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