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Household of William Knight (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1840 in Sawley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Knight, born in 1842 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1867 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ellen (born 1869 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Dinah (born 1870 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1871 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), John William (born 1878 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England) and Robert Dilworth (born 1880 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England).


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Jane

Knight

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Knight

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ellen

Knight

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Knight

Daughter
Male

Frank

Knight

Son
Male

Thomas

Knight

Son
Male

John William

Knight

Son
Male

Robert Dilworth

Knight

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sawley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

41

1840

Sawley, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Knight

Wife

Married

39

1842

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Knight

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Knight

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Dinah

Knight

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Frank

Knight

Son

Single

10

1871

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Knight

Son

Single

7

1874

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

John William

Knight

Son

Single

3

1878

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Robert Dilworth

Knight

Son

Single

1

1880

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

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