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Household of William H Knowles (born 1849, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westminster, London,Middlesex, 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.

William H Knowles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Knowles, born in 1849 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Albina Knowles, born in 1850 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Albina (born 1879 in St James's, Middlesex, England) and William A C (born 1881 in St James's, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Sister In Law, Eliza (born 1857 in Fulham, Middlesex, England), William H's Servant, Annie (born 1864 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), William H's Lodger, Anne (born 1819 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William H's Visitor, William (born 1843 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and William H's Visitor, Lilly (born 1873 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).


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William H Knowles's household

Male

William H

Knowles

Head
Female

Albina

Knowles

Wife
Female

Albina

Knowles

Daughter
Male

William A C

Knowles

Son
Female

Eliza

Weaver

Sister In Law
Female

Annie

Dowsett

Servant
Female

Anne

Mackintosh

Lodger
Male

William

Corser

Visitor
Female

Lilly

Corser

Visitor
First name(s) William H
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Knowles

Head

Married

32

1849

Southwark, Surrey, England

Albina

Knowles

Wife

Married

31

1850

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Albina

Knowles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St James's, Middlesex, England

William A C

Knowles

Son

Single

0

1881

St James's, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Weaver

Sister In Law

Single

24

1857

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Annie

Dowsett

Servant

Single

17

1864

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Anne

Mackintosh

Lodger

Married

62

1819

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

Corser

Visitor

Widower

38

1843

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Lilly

Corser

Visitor

Single

8

1873

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

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