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Household of Thomas Knowles (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 1847 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knowles, born in 1845 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; John T (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1868 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), James (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Knowles's household

Male

Thomas

Knowles

Head
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Wife
Male

John T

Knowles

Son
Male

William

Knowles

Son
Male

Joseph

Knowles

Son
Female

Mary J

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Daughter
Male

James

Knowles

Son
Female

Sarah E

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Walter

Knowles

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Preston, 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

34

1847

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Knowles

Wife

Married

36

1845

Preston, Lancashire, England

John T

Knowles

Son

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Knowles

Son

Single

13

1868

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Knowles

Son

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Knowles

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Knowles

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Knowles

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Knowles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Walter

Knowles

Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

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