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Household of David Allison (born 1837, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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.

David Allison and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Allison, born in 1837 in Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet Y Allison, born in 1836 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen C (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Hugh Mcl (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret Mcl (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Step Son, Fergus (born 1860 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Step Son, John (born 1861 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David's Step Daughter, Janet Mcl (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and David's Mother-In-Law, Janet (born 1809 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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David Allison's household

Male

David

Allison

Head
Female

Janet Y

Allison

Wife
Female

Helen C

Allison

Daughter
Male

Hugh Mcl

Allison

Son
Female

Margaret Mcl

Allison

Daughter
Male

Fergus

Fleming

Step Son
Male

John

Fleming

Step Son
Female

Janet Mcl

Fleming

Step Daughter
Female

Janet

McLeod

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) David
Last name Allison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Allison

Head

Married

44

1837

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet Y

Allison

Wife

Married

45

1836

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen C

Allison

Daughter

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh Mcl

Allison

Son

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret Mcl

Allison

Daughter

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Fergus

Fleming

Step Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Fleming

Step Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet Mcl

Fleming

Step Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

McLeod

Mother-In-Law

Widow

72

1809

Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

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