by Laura Knight
Census Records from Images provided by USA National Archives and Records Administration. Washington D.C. extracted by myself from images on ancestry.com
I've extracted what limited information was available from each source and households (HH) are separated by double asterisks thus: ** and the name of the Head of Household (HH) on the record is in bold for ease of finding. I've gone over this several times, trying to catch all errors, but I can't guarantee that there are none; I just do my best at any moment. Also, as noted elsewhere, for ease of search/finding, I've most often converted names to the modern spelling and have frequently included how the name appears in the record and/or how the transcriber rendered it: (text: Knite, trans: Kite). Also note that I have excluded Northern States. If someone else wants to collect the Northern Knights and arrange them as I have so I don't have to do any extra work, I'll be very happy to include them and give credit where it is due.
If a census isn't here, it's because I didn't find one.
3,385 returns – it ran out of Knights at about 1,050 but I continued to the end and found a few lost ones. I went over these records twice to check and fix any errors. I stil can't guarantee it is error free, but it's pretty good.
1820 – LA Assumption Canal of Attathapas - Federal Census - ** Henry Knights (Nights): 2 males 45 and over, 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 2 males 16-25, 2 fems 10-15, 1 male 10-15, 3 fems & 1 male under 10, slaves: 7, 1 pers engaged in commerce.
1820 – LA Baton Rouge - Federal Census - ** George Knight: 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 2 fems under 10, 3 males under 10.
1820 – LA Feliciana Comite - Federal Census - ** Willis Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 2 males 16-25, 3 fems 10-15, 1 male 10-15. ** Zachariah Knight (text: Zach’r, trans: Lachr): 1 fem 45 and over, 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem & 3 males under 10.
1820 – LA New Orleans - Federal Census - ** J. Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 26-44, 4 fems 16-25, 4 fems 10-15, 1 male 10-15, 1 fem under 10, 2 males under 10. ** Simon Knight: 1 male 16-25. ** (Adj. to prev) W. West Knight (or not. May be just W. West): 1 male 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 4 males 16-25, 1 male & 1 fem under 10.
1820 – LA Rapides - Federal Census - ** Hiram Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 2 fems 26-44, 1 male 26-44, 4 fems under 10.
1820 – LA St Mary - Federal Census - ** Rachel Knight: 1 fem 16-25, 1 male under 10, 1 slave.