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Household of William Knapman (born 1820, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Somerset, 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 Knapman and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knapman, born in 1820 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Knapman, born in 1836 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Louisa (born 1868 in Totnes, Devon, England) and Arthur (born 1872 in Totnes, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother Law, James (born 1816 in Exeter, Devon, England), William's Sister Law, Elizabeth (born 1818 in Exeter, Devon, England), William's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Australia), William's Servant, Martha (born 1854 in Somerset, England), William's Servant, Mary A (born 1862 in Somerset, England) and William's Servant, Edwin (born 1861 in Milverton, Somerset, England).


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William Knapman's household

Male

William

Knapman

Head
Female

Caroline

Knapman

Wife
Female

Louisa

Knapman

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Knapman

Son
Male

James

Sharland

Brother Law
Female

Elizabeth

Sharland

Sister Law
Female

Elizabeth

Sharland

Niece
Female

Martha

Studley

Servant
Female

Mary A

Giles

Servant
Male

Edwin

Embro

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Knapman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knapman

Head

Married

61

1820

Exeter, Devon, England

Caroline

Knapman

Wife

Married

45

1836

Exeter, Devon, England

Louisa

Knapman

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Totnes, Devon, England

Arthur

Knapman

Son

Single

9

1872

Totnes, Devon, England

James

Sharland

Brother Law

Widower

65

1816

Exeter, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Sharland

Sister Law

Single

63

1818

Exeter, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Sharland

Niece

Single

23

1858

Australia

Martha

Studley

Servant

Single

27

1854

Somerset, England

Mary A

Giles

Servant

Single

19

1862

Somerset, England

Edwin

Embro

Servant

Single

20

1861

Milverton, Somerset, England

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