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Household of W H Knight (born 1860, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

W H Knight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of W H Knight, born in 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. W H was the head of the household, married to S A Knight, born in 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; H (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were W H's Boarder, B (born 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), W H's Lodger Head, Albert (born 1838 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and W H's Lodger Wife, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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W H Knight's household

Male

W H

Knight

Head
Female

S A

Knight

Wife
Female

H

Knight

Daughter
Male

B

Fairey

Boarder
Male

Albert

Crookes

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Crookes

Lodger Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ratcliffe

Daughter
First name(s) W H
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 21
Birth year 1860
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

W H

Knight

Head

Married

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

S A

Knight

Wife

Married

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

H

Knight

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

B

Fairey

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Crookes

Lodger Head

Married

43

1838

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Crookes

Lodger Wife

Married

24

1857

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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