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Household of William Knibbs (born 1849, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

William Knibbs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knibbs, born in 1849 in Offerton, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa E Knibbs, born in 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Annie L (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ralph (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Emily M (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Florence C (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Clara W Mould, born in 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William Knibbs's household

Male

William

Knibbs

Head
Female

Louisa E

Knibbs

Wife
Female

Annie L

Knibbs

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Knibbs

Son
Female

Mary E

Knibbs

Daughter
Female

Emily M

Knibbs

Daughter
Female

Florence C

Knibbs

Daughter
Female

Clara W

Mould

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Knibbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Offerton, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knibbs

Head

Married

32

1849

Offerton, Cheshire, England

Louisa E

Knibbs

Wife

Married

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie L

Knibbs

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Knibbs

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Knibbs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily M

Knibbs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Florence C

Knibbs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Clara W

Mould

Servant

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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