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Household of William Knight (born 1812, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1812 in Kingston, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Letitia Knight, born in 1822 in Bradford, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Donald (born 1854 in Langford Budvill, Somerset, England) and Eliza M (born 1867 in Culmstock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Louisa Boon, born in 1869 in Martock, Somerset, England.


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Letitia

Knight

Wife
Male

Donald

Knight

Son
Female

Eliza M

Knight

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Boon

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Kingston, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

69

1812

Kingston, Somerset, England

Letitia

Knight

Wife

Married

59

1822

Bradford, Somerset, England

Donald

Knight

Son

Single

27

1854

Langford Budvill, Somerset, England

Eliza M

Knight

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Culmstock, Devon, England

Louisa

Boon

Servant

Single

12

1869

Martock, Somerset, England

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