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Household of Thomas Knowles (born 1814, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 Knowles and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knowles, born in 1814 in Kingston, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Knowles, born in 1820 in Kingston, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Mary T (born 1860 in Kingston, Somerset, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Kingston, Somerset, England) and William H (born 1865 in Kingston, Somerset, England). They had 1 grandchild; Alice Jane, born 1877 in Kingston, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary Burnett, born in 1796 in Kingston, Somerset, England.


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Thomas Knowles's household

Male

Thomas

Knowles

Head
Female

Ann

Knowles

Wife
Female

Mary T

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter
Male

William H

Knowles

Son
Female

Alice Jane

Knowles

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Burnett

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Kingston, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knowles

Head

Married

67

1814

Kingston, Somerset, England

Ann

Knowles

Wife

Married

61

1820

Kingston, Somerset, England

Mary T

Knowles

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Kingston, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Kingston, Somerset, England

William H

Knowles

Son

Single

16

1865

Kingston, Somerset, England

Alice Jane

Knowles

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kingston, Somerset, England

Mary

Burnett

Mother In Law

Widow

85

1796

Kingston, Somerset, England

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