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Household of William Knight (born 1849, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1849 in Folkestone, Kent, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa Knight, born in 1850 in Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Louisa (born 1875 in West Ham, Essex, England), William (born 1877 in West Ham, Essex, England) and George (born 1880 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Mary A Laws, born in 1848 in Norfolk, England.
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William Knight's household
William
Knight
Head
Louisa
Knight
Wife
Ellen
Knight
Daughter
Louisa
Knight
Daughter
William
Knight
Son
George
Knight
Son
Mary A
Laws
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Knight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Folkestone, Kent, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Knight | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Folkestone, Kent, England | |
Louisa | Knight | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Middlesex, England | |
Ellen | Knight | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Folkestone, Kent, England | |
Louisa | Knight | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | West Ham, Essex, England | |
William | Knight | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | West Ham, Essex, England | |
George | Knight | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | West Ham, Essex, England | |
Mary A | Laws | Lodger | Single | 33 | 1848 | Norfolk, England |
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