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Household of Thomas Knowles (born 1851, 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 1851 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Knowles, born in 1850 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Arthur (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Bertha (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Jane Ellen Hurst, born in 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Knowles's household

Male

Thomas

Knowles

Head
Female

Maria

Knowles

Wife
Male

Arthur

Knowles

Son
Female

Bertha

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Jane Ellen

Hurst

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Bolton, 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

30

1851

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Maria

Knowles

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Knowles

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Knowles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane Ellen

Hurst

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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