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Household of Thomas Knowles (born 1845, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knowles, born in 1845 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knowles, born in 1844 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Lizzie (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Bertha (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Knowles's household

Male

Thomas

Knowles

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife
Female

Lizzie

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Knowles

Son
Male

Ernest

Knowles

Son
Female

Bertha

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knowles

Head

Married

36

1845

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bury, Lancashire, England

Lizzie

Knowles

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Knowles

Son

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Knowles

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Knowles

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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