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Household of William Knightly (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Knightly and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knightly, born in 1849 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knightly, born in 1850 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Samuel Edward (born 1873 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Florence May (born 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Emily Elizabeth (born 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Albert James (born 1880 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nurse, Jane Carroll (born 1836 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Sarah (born 1864 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).


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William Knightly's household

Male

William

Knightly

Head
Female

Sarah

Knightly

Wife
Male

Samuel Edward

Knightly

Son
Female

Florence May

Knightly

Daughter
Female

Emily Elizabeth

Knightly

Daughter
Male

Albert James

Knightly

Son
Female

Jane Carroll

Baker

Nurse
Female

Sarah

Carter

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Knightly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knightly

Head

Married

32

1849

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Knightly

Wife

Married

31

1850

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Samuel Edward

Knightly

Son

Single

8

1873

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Florence May

Knightly

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Emily Elizabeth

Knightly

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Albert James

Knightly

Son

Single

1

1880

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Jane Carroll

Baker

Nurse

Married

45

1836

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Carter

Servant

Single

17

1864

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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