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Household of William Knight (born 1829, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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 1829 in Egg Buckland, Devon, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Selina C Knight, born in 1848 in Egg Buckland, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1869 in Egg Buckland, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1871 in Egg Buckland, Devon, England), Alfred (born - in Egg Buckland, Devon, England) and Sydney (born 1877 in Egg Buckland, Devon, England).


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Selina C

Knight

Wife
Male

William

Knight

Son
Male

Frederick

Knight

Son
Male

Alfred

Knight

Son
Male

Sydney

Knight

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Egg Buckland, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

52

1829

Egg Buckland, Devon, England

Selina C

Knight

Wife

Married

33

1848

Egg Buckland, Devon, England

William

Knight

Son

Single

12

1869

Egg Buckland, Devon, England

Frederick

Knight

Son

Single

10

1871

Egg Buckland, Devon, England

Alfred

Knight

Son

Single

-

-

Egg Buckland, Devon, England

Sydney

Knight

Son

Single

4

1877

Egg Buckland, Devon, England

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