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Household of William Knowles (born 1834, 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knowles, born in 1834 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Nancy Knowles, born in 1835 in Atherton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1865 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Maria Ellen (born 1874 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Elizabeth A (born 1851 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), William's Niece, Nancy (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), William's Nephew, Thomas (born 1862 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), William's Niece, Ellen (born 1864 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, William (born 1831 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
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William Knowles's household
William
Knowles
Head
Nancy
Knowles
Wife
Mary Ann
Knowles
Daughter
Thomas
Knowles
Son
Joseph
Knowles
Son
Maria Ellen
Knowles
Daughter
William
Knowles
Son
Elizabeth A
Charlton
Niece
Nancy
Charlton
Niece
Thomas
Dootson
Nephew
Ellen
Dootson
Niece
William
Marsh
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Knowles |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Atherton, Lancashire, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Knowles | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Nancy | Knowles | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Ann | Knowles | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Knowles | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Knowles | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Maria Ellen | Knowles | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
William | Knowles | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth A | Charlton | Niece | Single | 30 | 1851 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Nancy | Charlton | Niece | Single | 4 | 1877 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Dootson | Nephew | Single | 19 | 1862 | Atherton, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Dootson | Niece | Single | 17 | 1864 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
William | Marsh | Boarder | Married | 50 | 1831 | Atherton, Lancashire, England |
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