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Household of William Knowles (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knowles, born in 1842 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah B Knowles, born in 1838 in Ramsgate, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Esther (born 1877 in Margate, Kent, England) and William H (born 1880 in Margate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Deborah Riches, born in 1866 in Margate, Kent, England.


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William Knowles's household

Male

William

Knowles

Head
Female

Hannah B

Knowles

Wife
Female

Esther

Knowles

Daughter
Male

William H

Knowles

Son
Female

Deborah

Riches

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place -

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knowles

Head

Married

39

1842

-

Hannah B

Knowles

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Esther

Knowles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Margate, Kent, England

William H

Knowles

Son

Single

1

1880

Margate, Kent, England

Deborah

Riches

Servant

Single

15

1866

Margate, Kent, England

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