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Household of William Knill (born 1841, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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 Knill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knill, born in 1841 in Marwood, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Knill, born in 1840 in Appledore, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Alfred (born 1867 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), Annie L (born 1873 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England), Edith M (born 1875 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England) and Amelia (born 1877 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister Law, Louisa (born 1830 in Northam, Devon, England) and William's Visitor, Ann (born 1805 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England).


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William Knill's household

Male

William

Knill

Head
Female

Mary J

Knill

Wife
Male

Alfred

Knill

Son
Female

Annie L

Knill

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Knill

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Knill

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Found

Sister Law
Female

Ann

Scamp

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Knill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Marwood, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knill

Head

Married

40

1841

Marwood, Devon, England

Mary J

Knill

Wife

Married

41

1840

Appledore, Devon, England

Alfred

Knill

Son

Single

14

1867

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Annie L

Knill

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Edith M

Knill

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Amelia

Knill

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Louisa

Found

Sister Law

Single

51

1830

Northam, Devon, England

Ann

Scamp

Visitor

Single

76

1805

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

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