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Household of William Knight (born 1836, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1836 in Over Stowey, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Knight, born in 1841 in Stowey, Somerset, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1865 in Over Stowey, Somerset, England), Charles (born 1866 in Over Stowey, Somerset, England), Bessie (born 1868 in Over Stowey, Somerset, England), William (born 1871 in Over Stowey, Somerset, England), George (born 1874 in Over Stowey, Somerset, England), Henry (born 1876 in Over Stowey, Somerset, England), Mary J (born 1878 in Over Stowey, Somerset, England) and Walter (born 1881 in Over Stowey, Somerset, England).


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Sarah A

Knight

Wife
Male

John

Knight

Son
Male

Charles

Knight

Son
Female

Bessie

Knight

Daughter
Male

William

Knight

Son
Male

George

Knight

Son
Male

Henry

Knight

Son
Female

Mary J

Knight

Daughter
Male

Walter

Knight

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Over Stowey, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

45

1836

Over Stowey, Somerset, England

Sarah A

Knight

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stowey, Somerset, England

John

Knight

Son

Single

16

1865

Over Stowey, Somerset, England

Charles

Knight

Son

Single

15

1866

Over Stowey, Somerset, England

Bessie

Knight

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Over Stowey, Somerset, England

William

Knight

Son

Single

10

1871

Over Stowey, Somerset, England

George

Knight

Son

Single

7

1874

Over Stowey, Somerset, England

Henry

Knight

Son

Single

5

1876

Over Stowey, Somerset, England

Mary J

Knight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Over Stowey, Somerset, England

Walter

Knight

Son

Single

0

1881

Over Stowey, Somerset, England

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