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Household of William Knight (born 1854, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewes, 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 1854 in Axminster, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Miriam Knight, born in 1853 in Greenham, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth A (born 1875 in Somerset, England), Roseanna (born 1878 in -) and George (born 1880 in Blackdown, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Tom (born 1855 in Drimpton, Dorset, England), William's Lodger, Harry (born 1862 in Drimpton, Dorset, England), William's Lodger, Alfred (born 1864 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England) and William's Lodger, Edward (born 1860 in Weymouth, Dorset, England).
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William Knight's household
William
Knight
Head
Miriam
Knight
Wife
Elizabeth A
Knight
Daughter
Roseanna
Knight
Daughter
George
Knight
Son
Tom
Chubb
Lodger
Harry
Chubb
Lodger
Alfred
Norman
Lodger
Edward
Burgess
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Knight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 27 |
| Birth year | 1854 |
| Birth place | Axminster, Devon, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Knight | Head | Married | 27 | 1854 | Axminster, Devon, England | |
Miriam | Knight | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Greenham, Somerset, England | |
Elizabeth A | Knight | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Somerset, England | |
Roseanna | Knight | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | - | |
George | Knight | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Blackdown, Dorset, England | |
Tom | Chubb | Lodger | Single | 26 | 1855 | Drimpton, Dorset, England | |
Harry | Chubb | Lodger | Single | 19 | 1862 | Drimpton, Dorset, England | |
Alfred | Norman | Lodger | Single | 17 | 1864 | Thorncombe, Dorset, England | |
Edward | Burgess | Lodger | Single | 21 | 1860 | Weymouth, Dorset, England |
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