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Household of William Knight (born 1852, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 1852 in Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lois Knight, born in 1853 in Norton, Northamptonshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Mary A (born 1832 in Norton, Northamptonshire, England), William's Ldgr, Harold (born 1860 in Ditton, Surrey, England), William's Ldgr, David (born 1851 in Fawley, Hampshire, England), William's Ldgr, Henry (born 1859 in East Lambrook, Somerset, England), William's Ldgr, Alfred (born 1858 in Islington, Middlesex, England), William's Ldgr, Patrick (born 1857 in Longford, Derbyshire, England) and William's Ldgr, Percy (born 1857 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Lois

Knight

Wife
Female

Mary A

Johnson

Visitor
Male

Harold

Pays

Ldgr
Male

David

Arnold

Ldgr
Male

Henry

Best

Ldgr
Male

Alfred

Sayward

Ldgr
Male

Patrick

Gillan

Ldgr
Male

Percy

Wood

Ldgr
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

29

1852

Norfolk, England

Lois

Knight

Wife

Married

28

1853

Norton, Northamptonshire, England

Mary A

Johnson

Visitor

Married

49

1832

Norton, Northamptonshire, England

Harold

Pays

Ldgr

Single

21

1860

Ditton, Surrey, England

David

Arnold

Ldgr

Single

30

1851

Fawley, Hampshire, England

Henry

Best

Ldgr

Single

22

1859

East Lambrook, Somerset, England

Alfred

Sayward

Ldgr

Single

23

1858

Islington, Middlesex, England

Patrick

Gillan

Ldgr

Single

24

1857

Longford, Derbyshire, England

Percy

Wood

Ldgr

Single

24

1857

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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