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Household of William Knight (born 1844, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1844 in Alton, Hampshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Knight, born in 1852 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen A (born 1874 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1875 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England) and William H (born 1881 in Patricroft, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Job (born 1842 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), William's Boarder, Job (born 1870 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), William's Boarder, James (born 1859 in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1858 in Galgate, Lancashire, England), William's Lodger, Charles (born 1853 in Glossop, Derbyshire, England) and William's Lodger, John (born 1862 in Galgate, Lancashire, England).


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Harriet

Knight

Wife
Female

Ellen A

Knight

Daughter
Male

John

Knight

Son
Male

William H

Knight

Son
Male

Job

Olliver

Boarder
Male

Job

Olliver

Boarder
Male

James

Barnaby

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Huntington

Boarder
Male

Charles

Green

Lodger
Male

John

Fearing

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Alton, Hampshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

37

1844

Alton, Hampshire, England

Harriet

Knight

Wife

Married

29

1852

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Ellen A

Knight

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

John

Knight

Son

Single

6

1875

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

William H

Knight

Son

Single

0

1881

Patricroft, Lancashire, England

Job

Olliver

Boarder

Married

39

1842

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Job

Olliver

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

James

Barnaby

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England

Thomas

Huntington

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Galgate, Lancashire, England

Charles

Green

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Glossop, Derbyshire, England

John

Fearing

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Galgate, Lancashire, England

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