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Household of William Knight (born 1828, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1828 in Gillingham, Kent, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Amy Knight, born in 1830 in Sheerness, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Amy E (born 1856 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Elizabeth A (born 1858 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Edward S (born 1862 in Sheerness, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Rowena Bames, born in 1869 in Sheerness, Kent, England.


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Amy

Knight

Wife
Female

Amy E

Knight

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Knight

Daughter
Male

Edward S

Knight

Son
Female

Rowena

Bames

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Gillingham, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

53

1828

Gillingham, Kent, England

Amy

Knight

Wife

Married

51

1830

Sheerness, Kent, England

Amy E

Knight

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Sheerness, Kent, England

Elizabeth A

Knight

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Sheerness, Kent, England

Edward S

Knight

Son

Single

19

1862

Sheerness, Kent, England

Rowena

Bames

Niece

Single

12

1869

Sheerness, Kent, England

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