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Household of William Knowles (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knowles, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Knowles, born in 1847 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. They had 4 children; Frank J (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Mc Caig, born in 1843 in Scotland.


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William Knowles's household

Male

William

Knowles

Head
Female

Sarah A

Knowles

Wife
Male

Frank J

Knowles

Son
Male

Harry

Knowles

Son
Female

Hannah

Knowles

Daughter
Male

George

Knowles

Son
Male

William

Mc Caig

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knowles

Head

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Knowles

Wife

Married

34

1847

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

Frank J

Knowles

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harry

Knowles

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Knowles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Knowles

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Mc Caig

Boarder

-

38

1843

Scotland

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