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Household of William Knight (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canterbury, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1847 in Littlebourne, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Knight, born in 1847 in Canterbury, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Emily (born 1870 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Charles William (born 1872 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Edith Alice (born 1874 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Harry (born 1877 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and Alfred Walter (born 1880 in Canterbury, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Lillian Emma Knight, born in 1873 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Knight

Wife
Female

Emily

Knight

Daughter
Male

Charles William

Knight

Son
Female

Edith Alice

Knight

Daughter
Male

Harry

Knight

Son
Male

Alfred Walter

Knight

Son
Female

Lillian Emma

Knight

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Littlebourne, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

34

1847

Littlebourne, Kent, England

Sarah Ann

Knight

Wife

Married

34

1847

Canterbury, Kent, England

Emily

Knight

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Canterbury, Kent, England

Charles William

Knight

Son

Single

9

1872

Canterbury, Kent, England

Edith Alice

Knight

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Canterbury, Kent, England

Harry

Knight

Son

Single

4

1877

Canterbury, Kent, England

Alfred Walter

Knight

Son

Single

1

1880

Canterbury, Kent, England

Lillian Emma

Knight

Niece

Single

8

1873

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

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