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Household of William Knight (born 1813, Sussex)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1813 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Knight, born in 1813 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 1 child; Mercy, born 1854 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 4 grandchildren; Ada Louisa (born 1868 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Rhoda (born 1858 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Frederick (born 1869 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Charlie (born 1872 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grand Son Nurse Child, Roland Robinson, born in 1871 in Brighton, Sussex, England.


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Mary

Knight

Wife
Female

Ada Louisa

Knight

Grand Daughter
Female

Rhoda

Knight

Grand Daughter
Male

Roland

Robinson

Grand Son Nurse Child
Female

Mercy

Scriven

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Scriven

Grand Son
Male

Charlie

Scriven

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

68

1813

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary

Knight

Wife

Married

68

1813

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ada Louisa

Knight

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brighton, Sussex, England

Rhoda

Knight

Grand Daughter

Single

23

1858

Brighton, Sussex, England

Roland

Robinson

Grand Son Nurse Child

Single

10

1871

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mercy

Scriven

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Brighton, Sussex, England

Frederick

Scriven

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Brighton, Sussex, England

Charlie

Scriven

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Brighton, Sussex, England

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