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Household of William Knowles (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knowles, born in 1839 in Claughton, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Knowles, born in 1832 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Annie Elizabeth (born 1862 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1863 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Martha Louisa (born 1865 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and Maria (born 1872 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Catherine (born 1811 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, George (born 1859 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1860 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England), William's Boarder, George (born 1859 in Handley, Cheshire, England) and William's Boarder, Joseph (born 1866 in Tattenhall, Cheshire, England).


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William Knowles's household

Male

William

Knowles

Head
Female

Ann

Knowles

Wife
Female

Annie Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Martha Louisa

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Maria

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Myers

Boarder
Male

George

Papper

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Papper

Boarder
Male

George

Edge

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Warburton

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Claughton, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knowles

Head

Married

42

1839

Claughton, Cheshire, England

Ann

Knowles

Wife

Married

49

1832

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Annie Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary Ellen

Knowles

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Martha Louisa

Knowles

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Maria

Knowles

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Myers

Boarder

Widow

70

1811

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Papper

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Thomas

Papper

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

George

Edge

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Handley, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Warburton

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Tattenhall, Cheshire, England

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