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Household of Thomas Knight (born 1848, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, 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 1848 in Cornwall, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Knight, born in 1845 in Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Thomas H (born 1869 in Wingate, Durham, England), Ann (born 1871 in Wingate, Durham, England), Polly (born 1872 in Wingate, Durham, England), Samuel (born 1876 in Wingate, Durham, England), Caty (born 1877 in Wingate, Durham, England) and Elizabeth J (born 1881 in Wingate, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Joseph (born 1855 in Cornwall, England), Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1848 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Thomas (born 1867 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas Knight's household

Male

Thomas

Knight

Head
Female

Mary A

Knight

Wife
Male

Thomas H

Knight

Son
Female

Ann

Knight

Daughter
Female

Polly

Knight

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Knight

Son
Female

Caty

Knight

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Knight

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Knight

Lodger
Male

John

Cornock

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Cornock

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knight

Head

Married

33

1848

Cornwall, England

Mary A

Knight

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cornwall, England

Thomas H

Knight

Son

Single

12

1869

Wingate, Durham, England

Ann

Knight

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wingate, Durham, England

Polly

Knight

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wingate, Durham, England

Samuel

Knight

Son

Single

5

1876

Wingate, Durham, England

Caty

Knight

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wingate, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Knight

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wingate, Durham, England

Joseph

Knight

Lodger

-

26

1855

Cornwall, England

John

Cornock

Lodger

-

33

1848

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Thomas

Cornock

Lodger

Single

14

1867

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

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