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Household of William Knight (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1838 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knight, born in 1843 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander K (born 1863 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Barbara (born 1877 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William S (born 1880 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father-In-Law, John (born 1833 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William's Mother-In-Law, Catherine (born 1814 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Sister-In-Law, Barbra (born 1856 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Margaret

Knight

Wife
Male

Alexander K

Knight

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Knight

Daughter
Male

David

Knight

Son
Female

Margaret

Knight

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Knight

Daughter
Male

William S

Knight

Son
Male

John

Ferriers

Father-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Ferriers

Mother-In-Law
Female

Barbra

Ferriers

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

43

1838

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Knight

Wife

Married

38

1843

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander K

Knight

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Knight

Daughter

-

12

1869

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Knight

Son

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Knight

Daughter

-

7

1874

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Barbara

Knight

Daughter

-

4

1877

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William S

Knight

Son

-

1

1880

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Ferriers

Father-In-Law

Married

48

1833

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Ferriers

Mother-In-Law

Married

67

1814

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Barbra

Ferriers

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

25

1856

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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