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Household of William Knowles (born 1824, Cheshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knowles, born in 1824 in Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Knowles, born in 1825 in Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Albert (born 1876 in Cheshire, England), Ernest (born 1878 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Mary Hannah (born 1881 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Reuben, born 1873 in Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1855 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and William's Lodger, Mary Ann (born 1856 in Cheshire, England).
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William Knowles's household
William
Knowles
Head
Jane
Knowles
Wife
Reuben
Knowles
Grand Son
Thomas
Bates
Lodger
Mary Ann
Bates
Lodger
Albert
Bates
Son
Ernest
Bates
Son
Mary Hannah
Bates
Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Knowles |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Cheshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Knowles | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Cheshire, England | |
Jane | Knowles | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Cheshire, England | |
Reuben | Knowles | Grand Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Cheshire, England | |
Thomas | Bates | Lodger | Married | 26 | 1855 | Dukinfield, Cheshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Bates | Lodger | Married | 25 | 1856 | Cheshire, England | |
Albert | Bates | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Cheshire, England | |
Ernest | Bates | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Stalybridge, Cheshire, England | |
Mary Hannah | Bates | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Stalybridge, Cheshire, England |
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