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Household of Thomas Knowles (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knowles, born in 1839 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knowles, born in 1834 in Latchford, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Frank (born 1864 in Wilderspool, Cheshire, England), Jane (born 1867 in Warrington, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1869 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, William (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Visitor, John (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1854 in Ireland) and Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1842 in Ireland).


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Thomas Knowles's household

Male

Thomas

Knowles

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife
Male

Frank

Knowles

Son
Female

Jane

Knowles

Daughter
Male

William

Knowles

Son
Male

William

Peake

Visitor
Male

John

Peake

Visitor
Male

James

Coyle

Lodger
Male

John

Coyle

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knowles

Head

Married

42

1839

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife

Married

47

1834

Latchford, Cheshire, England

Frank

Knowles

Son

Single

17

1864

Wilderspool, Cheshire, England

Jane

Knowles

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Warrington, Lancashire, England

William

Knowles

Son

Single

12

1869

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

William

Peake

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Peake

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Coyle

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Ireland

John

Coyle

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Ireland

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