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Household of William Knowles (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 1851 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Knowles, born in 1856 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ellen (born 1877 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), James (born 1880 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).


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William Knowles's household

Male

William

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary

Knowles

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Knowles

Daughter
Male

James

Knowles

Son
Male

Thomas

Knowles

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knowles

Head

Married

30

1851

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary

Knowles

Wife

Married

25

1856

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Knowles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leigh, Lancashire, England

James

Knowles

Son

Single

1

1880

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Knowles

Son

Single

0

1881

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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