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Household of William Knowles (born 1819, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knowles, born in 1819 in Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knowles, born in 1823 in Arncliffe, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1862 in Kirkby, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1856 in Kirkby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Isabella Brown, born in 1861 in Clapham, Yorkshire, England.


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William Knowles's household

Male

William

Knowles

Head
Female

Margaret

Knowles

Wife
Male

George

Knowles

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Brown

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knowles

Head

Married

62

1819

Horton in Ribblesdale, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Knowles

Wife

Married

58

1823

Arncliffe, Yorkshire, England

George

Knowles

Son

Single

19

1862

Kirkby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Knowles

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Kirkby, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Brown

Servant

Single

20

1861

Clapham, Yorkshire, England

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