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Household of William Knight (born 1834, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1834 in Dorking, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knight, born in 1840 in Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1862 in East Horsley, Surrey, England), Ellen (born 1867 in Woking, Surrey, England), William A (born 1871 in Woking, Surrey, England) and Charles (born 1879 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Alfred Page, born in 1862 in Norwood, Surrey, England.


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Sarah

Knight

Wife
Female

Annie

Knight

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Knight

Daughter
Male

William A

Knight

Son
Male

Charles

Knight

Son
Male

Alfred

Page

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dorking, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

47

1834

Dorking, Surrey, England

Sarah

Knight

Wife

Married

41

1840

Surrey, England

Annie

Knight

Daughter

Single

19

1862

East Horsley, Surrey, England

Ellen

Knight

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Woking, Surrey, England

William A

Knight

Son

Single

10

1871

Woking, Surrey, England

Charles

Knight

Son

Single

2

1879

Thornton Heath, Surrey, England

Alfred

Page

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Norwood, Surrey, England

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