Baptism worting Basingstoke 1886

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Elizabeth Knight in 1881

Piece:   1257
Folio:   130
Page Number:   15
Household Members:   
Name   Age
Charles Knight   45
Emma Knight   36
Elizabeth Knight   14  She would have been aged 19/20at the birth of Alfred, ties with 1891 census
Maria Knight   9
Charlotte Knight   7
Charles Knight   5
Emma Knight   2
Walter Knight   

John

[LizzieL]

Well done, that all seems to fit very well.
And in 1901 the family is is Whitchurch which is where Alfred was living when he enlisted in the Army. The nok given as James Knight is a bit odd. But the recruiting officer may have just asked him his father's name and where he lived, not "who should we contact in the event of an accident?". Elizabeth may have pretended to be the widow of a James Knight, so that is who Alfred thought his father was.

[softly softly]

Thankyou all for helping me x
John jn 39 census he is a postman in wincherster6 x

The postman in Winchester in 1939 was not born in January 1886

He was born in January 1886

John

[rovert]

Well, you've all been working on hard on it.  I to thought alfredcharles was Elizabeth Knights son, however was throws me is that Eluzabeth married Charles Hobbs in 1886, the a Alfred Hobbs born 1888 Worting and died winchester.  I think I'm about to answer my own question.  Could these Alfred's be the same boy.  Blimey what a plonker course it is.    Thankkyou all for your inputs.  You certainly showed me the way  xxx

[LizzieL]

Thankyou all for helping me x
John jn 39 census he is a postman in wincherster6 x

The postman in Winchester in 1939 was not born in January 1886

He was born in January 1886

John

1886 yes, but different month, late enough in Q1 to be registered without penalty early in Q2 1886

[LizzieL]

Well, you've all been working on hard on it.  I to thought alfredcharles was Elizabeth Knights son, however was throws me is that Eluzabeth married Charles Hobbs in 1886, the a Alfred Hobbs born 1888 Worting and died winchester.  I think I'm about to answer my own question.  Could these Alfred's be the same boy.  Blimey what a plonker course it is.    Thankkyou all for your inputs.  You certainly showed me the way  xxx

I quite frequently find a stepchild gets listed with his/her stepfather's name on censuses. Or sometimes alternate between surnames. It all depends on how accurately or fully the head of household filled in their form, and how accurately the enumerator transcribed it onto the form we see (1841 - 1901).