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Household of Thomas Knowles (born 1835, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knowles, born in 1835 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knowles, born in 1835 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1854 in Preston, Lancashire, England), George (born 1858 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1859 in Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Margaret A, born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Isabella Knowles, born in 1799 in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Knowles's household

Male

Thomas

Knowles

Head
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Wife
Male

John

Knowles

Son
Male

George

Knowles

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Knowles

Grand Daughter
Female

Isabella

Knowles

Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knowles

Head

Married

46

1835

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Knowles

Wife

Married

46

1835

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Knowles

Son

Married

27

1854

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Knowles

Son

Married

23

1858

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Knowles

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Knowles

Mother

Married

82

1799

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

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