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Household of William Knowles (born 1834, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knowles, born in 1834 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary H Knowles, born in 1839 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Enoch (born 1867 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1869 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1874 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1877 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, England).


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William Knowles's household

Male

William

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary H

Knowles

Wife
Male

Enoch

Knowles

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Knowles

Daughter
Male

John W

Knowles

Son
Female

Martha

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knowles

Head

Married

47

1834

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Mary H

Knowles

Wife

Married

42

1839

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Enoch

Knowles

Son

Single

14

1867

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Knowles

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

John W

Knowles

Son

Single

7

1874

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Martha

Knowles

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

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