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Household of William Knight (born 1836, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1836 in Worcestershire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa Knight, born in 1841 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England), Mary J (born 1866 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England), Alice L (born 1869 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England) and James (born 1874 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, James (born 1863 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England) and William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1847 in Wales).


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Louisa

Knight

Wife
Male

Thomas

Knight

Son
Female

Mary J

Knight

Daughter
Female

Alice L

Knight

Daughter
Male

James

Knight

Son
Male

James

Andrews

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Williams

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Worcestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

45

1836

Worcestershire, England

Louisa

Knight

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

Thomas

Knight

Son

Single

19

1862

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

Mary J

Knight

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

Alice L

Knight

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

James

Knight

Son

Single

7

1874

Barrow, Lancashire, England

James

Andrews

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

Thomas

Williams

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Wales

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