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Household of Thomas Knowles (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knowles, born in 1842 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Theresa Knowles, born in 1848 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Lucy (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Harold (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Beatrice (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Dorothea (born 1874 in Eccles, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Sister, Hermione (born 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Servant, Betty (born 1853 in Cumberland, England), Thomas's Servant, Mary E (born 1850 in Chapel-En-Le-Frith, Derbyshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Susannah D (born 1853 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Knowles's household

Male

Thomas

Knowles

Head
Female

Theresa

Knowles

Wife
Female

Lucy

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Harold

Knowles

Son
Female

Beatrice

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Dorothea

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Hermione

Knowles

Sister
Female

Betty

Jackson

Servant
Female

Mary E

Jones

Servant
Female

Susannah D

Ratcliffe

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knowles

Head

Married

39

1842

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Theresa

Knowles

Wife

Married

33

1848

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Knowles

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Harold

Knowles

Son

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Knowles

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Dorothea

Knowles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Hermione

Knowles

Sister

Single

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Betty

Jackson

Servant

Single

28

1853

Cumberland, England

Mary E

Jones

Servant

Single

31

1850

Chapel-En-Le-Frith, Derbyshire, England

Susannah D

Ratcliffe

Servant

Single

28

1853

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

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