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Household of Thomas Knowles (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Knowles, born in 1839 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knowles, born in 1840 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Thomas Wm (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William (born 1869 in Sunderland, Durham, England), George (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Luke (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), James (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Isabella (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Thomas Knowles's household

Male

Thomas

Knowles

Head
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Wife
Male

Thomas Wm

Knowles

Son
Male

John

Knowles

Son
Male

William

Knowles

Son
Male

George

Knowles

Son
Male

Luke

Knowles

Son
Male

James

Knowles

Son
Female

Isabella

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Knowles

Head

Married

42

1839

York, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Knowles

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas Wm

Knowles

Son

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Knowles

Son

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Knowles

Son

Single

12

1869

Sunderland, Durham, England

George

Knowles

Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

Luke

Knowles

Son

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Knowles

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabella

Knowles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

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