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Household of William Knight (born 1850, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Knight and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Knight, born in 1850 in Newnham, Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Knight, born in 1858 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Edith (born 1878 in Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1879 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and Mabel A (born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, William Hurlow, born in 1857 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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William Knight's household

Male

William

Knight

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife
Female

Edith

Knight

Daughter
Male

William

Knight

Son
Female

Mabel A

Knight

Daughter
Male

William

Hurlow

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Newnham, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Knight

Head

Married

31

1850

Newnham, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Knight

Wife

Married

23

1858

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edith

Knight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Knight

Son

Single

2

1879

Glamorganshire, Wales

Mabel A

Knight

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Hurlow

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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