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Household of William Knowles (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Settle, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1845 in Bentham, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Diana Knowles, born in 1842 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Penybont, Radnorshire, Wales), Alice M (born 1874 in Penybont, Radnorshire, Wales) and George W (born 1880 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England) and William's Brother, Christopher J (born 1860 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England).


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William Knowles's household

Male

William

Knowles

Head
Female

Diana

Knowles

Wife
Male

Thomas

Knowles

Son
Female

Alice M

Knowles

Daughter
Male

George W

Knowles

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Sister
Male

Christopher J

Knowles

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knowles

Head

Married

36

1845

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Diana

Knowles

Wife

Married

39

1842

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Knowles

Son

Single

10

1871

Penybont, Radnorshire, Wales

Alice M

Knowles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Penybont, Radnorshire, Wales

George W

Knowles

Son

Single

1

1880

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Sister

Single

23

1858

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Christopher J

Knowles

Brother

Single

21

1860

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

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