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Household of Matthew Knowles (born 1838, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, 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.

Matthew Knowles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Knowles, born in 1838 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Knowles, born in 1845 in Staffordshire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah Elizth (born 1862 in Staffordshire, England), Ann Jane (born 1868 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Edward Hy (born 1870 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Frank (born 1874 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), James (born 1876 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Grace (born 1878 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England).


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Matthew Knowles's household

Male

Matthew

Knowles

Head
Female

Sarah

Knowles

Wife
Female

Sarah Elizth

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Ann Jane

Knowles

Daughter
Male

Edward Hy

Knowles

Son
Male

Frank

Knowles

Son
Male

James

Knowles

Son
Female

Grace

Knowles

Daughter
Female

Alice

Knowles

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Knowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Knowles

Head

Married

43

1838

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Knowles

Wife

Married

36

1845

Staffordshire, England

Sarah Elizth

Knowles

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Staffordshire, England

Ann Jane

Knowles

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Edward Hy

Knowles

Son

Single

11

1870

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Frank

Knowles

Son

Single

7

1874

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

James

Knowles

Son

Single

5

1876

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Grace

Knowles

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Knowles

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

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