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Household of Thomas Knowles (born 1850, Denbighshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knowles, born in 1850 in Denbighshire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knowles, born in 1849 in Denbighshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Sarah A (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Robert J (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Edward A (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Mary A (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, B J (born 1854 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales), Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Catherine A (born 1863 in Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales), Thomas's Boarder, Caroline (born 1844 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Servant, Sarah A (born 1861 in Denbighshire, Wales) and Thomas's Servant, Anne (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Knowles's household

Male

Thomas

Knowles

Head
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Robert J

Knowles

Son
Male

Edward A

Knowles

Son
Female

Mary A

Caithness

Boarder
Male

B J

Merriman

Boarder
Male

George

Henshaw

Boarder
Female

Catherine A

Jones

Boarder
Female

Caroline

Henderson

Boarder
Female

Sarah A

Roberts

Servant
Female

Anne

Thomas

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Denbighshire, Wales

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knowles

Head

Married

31

1850

Denbighshire, Wales

Margaret

Knowles

Wife

Married

32

1849

Denbighshire, Wales

Sarah A

Knowles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Robert J

Knowles

Son

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Edward A

Knowles

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Caithness

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Orkney, Scotland

B J

Merriman

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

George

Henshaw

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Catherine A

Jones

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Caroline

Henderson

Boarder

Single

37

1844

City of London, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

Roberts

Servant

Single

20

1861

Denbighshire, Wales

Anne

Thomas

Servant

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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