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Household of William Knight (born 1848, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, 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 Knight and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1848 in Pershore, Worcestershire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Knight, born in 1847 in Oxfordshire, England. They had 1 child; Henry Jas, born 1879 in Killen, Perthshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Bishampton, Worcestershire, England), William's Servant, Alice (born 1865 in Oxfordshire, England), William's -, Cathe (born 1803 in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland), William's -, Frances (born 1809 in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland), William's Servant, Jane (born 1841 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) and William's Lodger, Henrietta (born 1812 in Gloucestershire, England).


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Ellen

Knight

Wife
Male

Henry Jas

Knight

Son
Female

Jane

Knight

Servant
Female

Alice

Watts

Servant
Female

Cathe

Rothe

-
Female

Frances

Rothe

-
Female

Jane

Sherlock

Servant
Female

Henrietta

Browne

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Pershore, Worcestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

33

1848

Pershore, Worcestershire, England

Ellen

Knight

Wife

Married

34

1847

Oxfordshire, England

Henry Jas

Knight

Son

Single

2

1879

Killen, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Knight

Servant

Single

18

1863

Bishampton, Worcestershire, England

Alice

Watts

Servant

Single

16

1865

Oxfordshire, England

Cathe

Rothe

-

Single

78

1803

Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

Frances

Rothe

-

Single

72

1809

Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

Jane

Sherlock

Servant

Single

40

1841

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Henrietta

Browne

Lodger

Widow

69

1812

Gloucestershire, England

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