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Household of William Knight (born 1832, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1832 in Kenninghall, Norfolk, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Charles (born 1808 in Binstead, Surrey, England), William's Boarder, Richard (born 1810 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and William's Boarder, William (born 1817 in Leiston, Suffolk, England).


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Male

Charles

Pay

Father In Law
Male

Richard

Gobling

Boarder
Male

William

Cooper

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Kenninghall, Norfolk, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Widower

49

1832

Kenninghall, Norfolk, England

Charles

Pay

Father In Law

Widower

73

1808

Binstead, Surrey, England

Richard

Gobling

Boarder

Single

71

1810

Croydon, Surrey, England

William

Cooper

Boarder

Single

64

1817

Leiston, Suffolk, England

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