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Household of Thomas Knowles (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knowles, born in 1838 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Knowles, born in 1839 in Welshpool, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Gertrude J, born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1801 in Merionethshire, Wales) and Thomas's Brother In Law, Rowland (born 1836 in Merionethshire, Wales).


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Thomas Knowles's household

Male

Thomas

Knowles

Head
Female

Catherine

Knowles

Wife
Female

Gertrude J

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Williams

Mother In Law
Male

Rowland

Williams

Brother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knowles

Head

Married

43

1838

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Knowles

Wife

Married

42

1839

Welshpool, Lancashire, England

Gertrude J

Knowles

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Williams

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

Merionethshire, Wales

Rowland

Williams

Brother In Law

Widower

45

1836

Merionethshire, Wales

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