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Household of William Knight (born 1816, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tough, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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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 1816 in Daviot, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary W Knight, born in 1839 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary W (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella A (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Robert (born 1806 in Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Janet (born 1837 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Alexander (born 1812 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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William Knight's household
William
Knight
Head
Mary W
Knight
Wife
Robert
Knight
Son
Mary W
Knight
Daughter
Isabella A
Knight
Daughter
Robert
Knight
Brother
Janet
Mitchell
Servant
Alexander
Farquhar
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Knight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Knight | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary W | Knight | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Knight | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary W | Knight | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella A | Knight | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Knight | Brother | Unmarried | 75 | 1806 | Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Mitchell | Servant | Unmarried | 44 | 1837 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Farquhar | Servant | Unmarried | 69 | 1812 | Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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