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Household of William Knowles (born 1847, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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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 1847 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Knowles, born in 1849 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie (born 1870 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Annie L (born 1875 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), John E (born 1877 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Joseph A (born 1879 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Rae, born in 1864 in Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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William Knowles's household

Male

William

Knowles

Head
Female

Ann

Knowles

Wife
Female

Maggie

Knowles

Daughter
Male

William

Knowles

Son
Female

Annie L

Knowles

Daughter
Male

John E

Knowles

Son
Male

Joseph A

Knowles

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Rae

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knowles

Head

Married

34

1847

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Ann

Knowles

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Maggie

Knowles

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Knowles

Son

-

8

1873

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Annie L

Knowles

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kincardineshire, Scotland

John E

Knowles

Son

-

4

1877

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Joseph A

Knowles

Son

-

2

1879

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rae

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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