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Household of Thomas Knowles (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knowles, born in 1833 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Phoeby Knowles, born in 1834 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James H (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Phoeby (born 1874 in Church, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Knowles's household

Male

Thomas

Knowles

Head
Female

Phoeby

Knowles

Wife
Female

Mary

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Knowles

Daughter
Male

William

Knowles

Son
Female

Martha

Knowles

Daughter
Male

James H

Knowles

Son
Female

Phoeby

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knowles

Head

Married

48

1833

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Phoeby

Knowles

Wife

Married

47

1834

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Knowles

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Knowles

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Knowles

Son

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Martha

Knowles

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James H

Knowles

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Phoeby

Knowles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Church, Lancashire, England

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