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Household of William Knight (born 1830, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cuckfield, Sussex, 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 1830 in Twineham, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Knight, born in 1849 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Alice L (born 1870 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England), Arthur W (born 1873 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Annie (born 1877 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Emma (born 1879 in Henfield, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, John Pannell, born in 1859 in Balcombe, Sussex, England.


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Harriet

Knight

Wife
Female

Alice L

Knight

Daughter
Male

Arthur W

Knight

Son
Female

Ellen

Knight

Daughter
Female

Annie

Knight

Daughter
Female

Emma

Knight

Daughter
Male

John

Pannell

Lodger Head
Female

Charlotte

Pannell

Wife
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Twineham, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

51

1830

Twineham, Sussex, England

Harriet

Knight

Wife

Married

32

1849

Cuckfield, Sussex, England

Alice L

Knight

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cuckfield, Sussex, England

Arthur W

Knight

Son

Single

8

1873

Cuckfield, Sussex, England

Ellen

Knight

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Brighton, Sussex, England

Annie

Knight

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Brighton, Sussex, England

Emma

Knight

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Henfield, Sussex, England

John

Pannell

Lodger Head

Married

22

1859

Balcombe, Sussex, England

Charlotte

Pannell

Wife

Married

20

1861

Dun, Hampshire, England

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