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Household of Alexander Allan (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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.

Alexander Allan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Allan, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Alexander (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's -, Janet Brown, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Allan's household

Male

Alexander

Allan

Head
Female

Janet

Brown

-
Male

Alexander

Allan

Son
Male

Robert

Allan

Son
Female

Jessie

Allan

Daughter
Male

James

Allan

Son
Female

Ann

Allan

Daughter
Male

William

Allan

Son
Female

Isabella

Allan

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Allan

Head

Widower

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Brown

-

Unmarried

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Allan

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Allan

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Allan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Allan

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Allan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Allan

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Allan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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