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Household of William Knowles (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ripon, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knowles, born in 1826 in Markington, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Knowles, born in 1827 in South Stainley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1853 in South Stainley, Yorkshire, England), Charlotte H (born 1858 in South Stainley, Yorkshire, England), Charles H (born 1860 in South Stainley, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1863 in South Stainley, Yorkshire, England), George H (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England) and Ann E (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Fred (born 1863 in Sheriff Hutton, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodgerhead, Rebecca (born 1809 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England).


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William Knowles's household

Male

William

Knowles

Head
Female

Mary

Knowles

Wife
Male

William

Knowles

Son
Female

Charlotte H

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Charles H

Knowles

Son
Female

Mary J

Knowles

Daughter
Male

George H

Knowles

Son
Female

Ann E

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Fred

Snell

Servant
Female

Rebecca

Lupton

Lodgerhead
First name(s) William
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Markington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knowles

Head

Married

55

1826

Markington, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Knowles

Wife

Married

54

1827

South Stainley, Yorkshire, England

William

Knowles

Son

Single

28

1853

South Stainley, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte H

Knowles

Daughter

Single

23

1858

South Stainley, Yorkshire, England

Charles H

Knowles

Son

Single

21

1860

South Stainley, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Knowles

Daughter

Single

18

1863

South Stainley, Yorkshire, England

George H

Knowles

Son

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Ann E

Knowles

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

Fred

Snell

Servant

Single

18

1863

Sheriff Hutton, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Lupton

Lodgerhead

Widow

72

1809

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

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