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Household of Willie Knight (born 1845, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Willie Knight and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Willie Knight, born in 1845 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 6 members. Willie was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Knight, born in 1842 in Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Amelia (born 1872 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England) and Mary (born 1876 in Normanby by Spital, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Willie's Lodger, George (born 1861 in Stickney, Lincolnshire, England) and Willie's Lodger, Jonas (born 1839 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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Willie Knight's household

Male

Willie

Knight

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Knight

Wife
Female

Amelia

Knight

Daughter
Female

Mary

Knight

Daughter
Male

George

Emmett

Lodger
Male

Jonas

Drake

Lodger
First name(s) Willie
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Willie

Knight

Head

Married

36

1845

Lincolnshire, England

Mary Ann

Knight

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England

Amelia

Knight

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Knight

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Normanby by Spital, Lincolnshire, England

George

Emmett

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Stickney, Lincolnshire, England

Jonas

Drake

Lodger

Married

42

1839

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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