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Household of Thomas Knowles (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knowles, born in 1841 in Torkington, Cheshire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Knowles, born in 1846 in Norbury, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; John Wm (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Margaret M (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Knowles's household

Male

Thomas

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary

Knowles

Wife
Male

John Wm

Knowles

Son
Female

Margaret M

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Torkington, Cheshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knowles

Head

Married

40

1841

Torkington, Cheshire, England

Mary

Knowles

Wife

Married

35

1846

Norbury, Cheshire, England

John Wm

Knowles

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret M

Knowles

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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