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Household of William Knight (born 1854, Somerset)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1854 in Frome, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Fanny E Knight, born in 1857 in Witham, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; William C (born 1878 in Frome, Somerset, England) and Frances R (born 1880 in Frome, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Louisa Barber, born in 1866 in Frome, Somerset, England.


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Fanny E

Knight

Wife
Male

William C

Knight

Son
Female

Frances R

Knight

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Barber

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Frome, 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

27

1854

Frome, Somerset, England

Fanny E

Knight

Wife

Married

24

1857

Witham, Somerset, England

William C

Knight

Son

Single

3

1878

Frome, Somerset, England

Frances R

Knight

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Frome, Somerset, England

Louisa

Barber

Servant

Single

15

1866

Frome, Somerset, England

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