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Household of William Knight (born 1837, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1837 in Newport, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Knight, born in 1856 in Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1865 in Staffordshire, England), William (born 1869 in Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1871 in Staffordshire, England), James (born 1873 in Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Staffordshire, England) and Phoebe (born 1881 in Staffordshire, England).


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Phoebe

Knight

Wife
Male

John

Knight

Son
Male

William

Knight

Son
Male

Joseph

Knight

Son
Male

James

Knight

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Knight

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Knight

Son
Female

Phoebe

Knight

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Newport, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

44

1837

Newport, Buckinghamshire, England

Phoebe

Knight

Wife

Married

25

1856

Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England

John

Knight

Son

Single

16

1865

Staffordshire, England

William

Knight

Son

Single

12

1869

Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Knight

Son

Single

10

1871

Staffordshire, England

James

Knight

Son

Single

8

1873

Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Knight

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Knight

Son

Single

2

1879

Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Knight

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Staffordshire, England

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