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Household of William Knight (born 1849, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1849 in Bridport, Dorset, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knight, born in 1853 in Deal, Kent, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1881 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepson, William (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and William's Stepson, George (born 1876 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife
Male

William

Hodges

Stepson
Male

George

Hodges

Stepson
Male

William

Knight

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Bridport, Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

32

1849

Bridport, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife

Married

28

1853

Deal, Kent, England

William

Hodges

Stepson

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

George

Hodges

Stepson

Single

5

1876

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Knight

Son

Single

0

1881

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

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