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Household of Thomas Knowles (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Lancashire,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 Knowles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knowles, born in 1823 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knowles, born in 1825 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1864 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1866 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Reddish, Lancashire, England) and Mary E (born 1878 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Ellen (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1855 in Bredbury, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Knowles's household

Male

Thomas

Knowles

Head
Female

Sarah

Knowles

Wife
Female

Mary

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Knowles

Niece
Male

John

Buckley

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Buckley

Wife
Male

Thomas

Buckley

Son
Female

Mary E

Buckley

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knowles

Head

Married

58

1823

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Knowles

Wife

Married

56

1825

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Knowles

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Knowles

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Knowles

Niece

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Buckley

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Bredbury, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Buckley

Wife

Married

27

1854

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Buckley

Son

Single

6

1875

Reddish, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Buckley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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