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Household of Thomas Knight (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1842 in Meltham, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Knight, born in 1843 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1865 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Ella (born 1869 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1872 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred (born 1875 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Aunt, Mary (born 1822 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary A (born 1859 in Farmborough, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Knight's household

Male

Thomas

Knight

Head
Female

Ann

Knight

Wife
Female

Mary E

Knight

Daughter
Female

Ella

Knight

Daughter
Male

Edward

Knight

Son
Male

Alfred

Knight

Son
Female

Mary

Turner

Aunt
Female

Mary A

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knight

Head

Married

39

1842

Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Knight

Wife

Married

38

1843

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Knight

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Ella

Knight

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Knight

Son

Single

9

1872

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Knight

Son

Single

6

1875

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Turner

Aunt

Married

59

1822

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Smith

Servant

Single

22

1859

Farmborough, Yorkshire, England

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