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Household of William Knigham (born 1841, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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 Knigham and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knigham, born in 1841 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sophie Knigham, born in 1838 in Chertsey, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Maud E (born 1872 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1875 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Edmund Piggott, born in 1854 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.


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William Knigham's household

Male

William

Knigham

Head
Female

Sophie

Knigham

Wife
Female

Maud E

Knigham

Daughter
Female

Alice

Knigham

Daughter
Male

Edmund

Piggott

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Knigham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knigham

Head

Married

40

1841

Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England

Sophie

Knigham

Wife

Married

43

1838

Chertsey, Surrey, England

Maud E

Knigham

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Alice

Knigham

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Edmund

Piggott

Boarder

Widower

27

1854

Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

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