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Household of Thomas Knowles (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 1848 in Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Knowles, born in 1842 in Horwich, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Albert (born 1876 in Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1877 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Ann Battersby, born in 1835 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Knowles's household

Male

Thomas

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary

Knowles

Wife
Male

Albert

Knowles

Son
Female

Emily

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Ann

Battersby

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place 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

33

1848

Lancashire, England

Mary

Knowles

Wife

Married

39

1842

Horwich, Lancashire, England

Albert

Knowles

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Emily

Knowles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Ann

Battersby

Lodger

Widow

46

1835

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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