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Household of William Knight (born 1849, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1849 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Knight, born in 1853 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jean (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, James (born 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Brother, Charles (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Agnes

Knight

Wife
Male

William

Knight

Son
Female

Jean

Knight

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Knight

Son
Female

Catherine

Knight

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Knight

Daughter
Male

James

Knight

Brother
Male

Charles

Knight

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

32

1849

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Knight

Wife

Married

28

1853

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Knight

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jean

Knight

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Knight

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Knight

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Knight

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Knight

Brother

Unmarried

18

1863

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Knight

Brother

Unmarried

16

1865

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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