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Household of William Knowles (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Knaresborough, 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 1833 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Amie Knowles, born in 1831 in Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1864 in At Sea), John (born 1866 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England), Lilley (born 1869 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude (born 1874 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1871 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel (born 1879 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Christopher (born 1863 in Pannal, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England).


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William Knowles's household

Male

William

Knowles

Head
Female

Amie

Knowles

Wife
Male

Henry

Knowles

Son
Male

John

Knowles

Son
Female

Lilley

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Knowles

Son
Female

Ethel

Knowles

Son
Male

Christopher

Annakin

Servant
Female

Mary

Holdsworth

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place 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

48

1833

Yorkshire, England

Amie

Knowles

Wife

Married

50

1831

Yorkshire, England

Henry

Knowles

Son

Single

17

1864

At Sea

John

Knowles

Son

Single

15

1866

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Lilley

Knowles

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Knowles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Knowles

Son

Single

10

1871

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Knowles

Son

Single

2

1879

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Christopher

Annakin

Servant

Single

18

1863

Pannal, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Holdsworth

Servant

Single

19

1862

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

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