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Household of Robert Knox (born 1825, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stevenston, Ayrshire, 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.

Robert Knox and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Knox, born in 1825 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Helen Walker Knox, born in 1840 in Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Henrietta (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen Catherine (born 1858 in Greenock, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alice Isabel (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edith Elanor (born 1866 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Annie (born 1844 in England), Robert's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Ireland) and Robert's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Forres).


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Robert Knox's household

Male

Robert

Knox

Head
Female

Helen Walker

Knox

Wife
Female

Henrietta

Knox

Daughter
Female

Helen Catherine

Knox

Daughter
Female

Alice Isabel

Knox

Daughter
Female

Edith Elanor

Knox

Daughter
Female

Annie

Smith

Servant
Female

Mary

Hanna

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Mackay

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Knox
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Knox

Head

Married

56

1825

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen Walker

Knox

Wife

Married

41

1840

Fife, Scotland

Henrietta

Knox

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen Catherine

Knox

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Greenock, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice Isabel

Knox

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edith Elanor

Knox

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annie

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

England

Mary

Hanna

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

Margaret

Mackay

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Forres

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