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Household of Edwin Knowles (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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Edwin Knowles's household

Male

Edwin

Knowles

Head
Female

Eleanor

Knowles

Wife
Female

Edith Eleanor

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Emeline

Knowles

Niece
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Sister In Law
Female

Harriet

Chapman

Servant
Female

Matilda

Bell

Servant
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Knowles

Head

Married

39

1842

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Knowles

Wife

Married

36

1845

Backworth, Northumberland, England

Edith Eleanor

Knowles

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Emeline

Knowles

Niece

Single

11

1870

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Sister In Law

Widow

38

1843

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Harriet

Chapman

Servant

Single

24

1857

Staveley, Derbyshire, England

Matilda

Bell

Servant

Single

17

1864

Northumberland, England

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