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Household of William Knowles (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 Knowles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knowles, born in 1831 in Chelsea, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Knowles, born in 1837 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Herbert E (born 1865 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Emily M (born 1869 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Alice E (born 1872 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Hilda J (born 1874 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Frederick S (born 1877 in Walworth, Surrey, England) and Alfred S (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Alfred Hasnam, born in 1846 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.


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William Knowles's household

Male

William

Knowles

Head
Female

Jane

Knowles

Wife
Male

Herbert E

Knowles

Son
Female

Emily M

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Alice E

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Hilda J

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Frederick S

Knowles

Son
Male

Alfred S

Knowles

Son
Male

Alfred

Hasnam

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knowles

Head

Married

50

1831

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Jane

Knowles

Wife

Married

44

1837

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Herbert E

Knowles

Son

Single

16

1865

City of London, Middlesex, England

Emily M

Knowles

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Walworth, Surrey, England

Alice E

Knowles

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Walworth, Surrey, England

Hilda J

Knowles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Walworth, Surrey, England

Frederick S

Knowles

Son

Single

4

1877

Walworth, Surrey, England

Alfred S

Knowles

Son

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Hasnam

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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