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Household of William Knowles (born 1834, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knowles, born in 1834 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Knowles, born in 1841 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1867 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1870 in Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Johan (born 1872 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1874 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1879 in Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jane (born 1862 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father-In-Law, Alex (born 1797 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William's Servant, William (born 1862 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Son-In-Law, George (born 1854 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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William Knowles's household
William
Knowles
Head
Jane
Knowles
Wife
William
Knowles
Son
George
Knowles
Son
Johan
Knowles
Daughter
James
Knowles
Son
Margaret
Knowles
Daughter
David
Knowles
Son
Alex
Cruckshanks
Father-In-Law
William
Cruckshanks
Servant
George
Gibb
Son-In-Law
Jane
Gibb
Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Knowles |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Knowles | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jane | Knowles | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Knowles | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
George | Knowles | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Johan | Knowles | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Knowles | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | Knowles | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
David | Knowles | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alex | Cruckshanks | Father-In-Law | Widower | 84 | 1797 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Cruckshanks | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
George | Gibb | Son-In-Law | Married | 27 | 1854 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jane | Gibb | Daughter | Married | 19 | 1862 | Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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